The war crisis in the city: The closing of the London Stock Exchange, 1914. Artist: Unknown # 2618713

The war crisis in the city: The closing of the London Stock Exchange, 1914. Artist: Unknown

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The war crisis in the city: The closing of the London Stock Exchange, 1914. World War I meant that the Exchange market closed from the end of July 1914 until 1915. The Stock Exchange Battalion of Royal Fusiliers were formed of 1,600 volunteers of which 400 died. From 'The Manchester Guardian: History of the War', Vol. I.-1914-15., 1915.