I am trying to find exactly when conscription started in WWII. I understand that the National Service (Armed Forces) Act imposed a liability to...
...I believe he was 30/31 at the time of joining. Did the conscription start with the younger men and then reach those in their 30s or was there...
How is it possible to tell from a mans service record if he was Conscripted or he volunteered. My subject was a Miner and his Territorial Army...
We like to think that men went willingly when called up, even if they didn't rush to volunteer.But there must have been numerous cases of...
There was a form of conscription before the Second World War. I think it was called Militia men. Can anyone clear this up for me please.
...him. However, I'm finding it hard to find material on how conscription worked, and was wondering if anyone could recommend books/ websites...
My recently deceased father was in the Royal artillery and was a conscript I am looking for advice on how to find his service record I know little...
[FONT=Arial][COLOR=blue] I'm trying to find out about conscripts involved in the war at Dunkirk. I understand that there would be a period of six...
Hello Just wondering for any information regarding conscription age ranges in the UK and Commonwealth during the War. I know that the pre-war...
I have often referred to one of the main difference between the recruits in the British armed forces as being the volunteers from Ireland (and the...
...citizens living and working in India during this time, were they subject to conscription as they would have been if they were living in the UK?
...to age limits for men serving in the Home Guard and enabled conscription to be introduced in areas where there was a manpower shortage in the...
Something that I have often thought about: Was there any rivalry, antagonism, superiority, etc between regular troops and conscripted troops? I...
...from 'Scotsman' about new archive of appeals against WW1 conscription Scots' appeals against WWI conscription revealed to public for first...
Worth a read... BBC News - Knives out for conscription into Swiss army Switzerland's conscription army is facing an uncertain future, amid...
Recently I've been focusing on conscription and my opinion on it, so I attempted to look up benifits of conscription on google. One theory I had...
Hi - I am researching a story and was wondering if single fathers in Germany could be excused from active duty during the war? I can find lots of...
...Some 12,000 recruits have been called up - the last before conscription ends altogether on 1 July. The German government is seeking to make...
Hi, I’ve just started reading the published wartime diaries of a retired Indian Army officer who lived in Hythe, Kent and was a Captain in the...
...that mean Bill volunteered, or would it have been compulsory conscription? I’m interested to discover how Bill ended up in the...
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