I know this isnt probably the best place to ask but I thought I would give it a shot. Does anybody know any good National Service Forums? (1950s -...
The Fishwife has a yen to acquire dates etc. on her father's National Service. The process appears the same (Deceased, and certainly out pre....
I am looking into a relative who enlisted in the army in April 1942, his service record states he was a bricklayer on enlisting. On the 1939...
Wanted to ask about the Merchant Navy and conscription. Let me know if I'm incorrect... During the War, 1939-1945, merchantmen were required...
I am looking for details to try and track down what my grandfather would have done in Kenya. In 1952 he was there on national service from the UK....
Hello, Among a plethora of charming and wonderful stores of his time in Germany, my dad has spoken many times about a couple of memorable...
Has anyone got a copy of their CALL UP papers? I would like to see what they looked like
Hello, hopefully this is the right place for this query. My father - born 1935 - failed his National Service medical in the early 1950s. He was...
My Father did his national service in the REME, I remember him saying that he was attached to the Signals I guess as part of a Light Aid...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Call Up: The Story of National Service Due to be broadcast on Radio 4 - 8pm - Saturday 7th March 2020. 1 hour audio....
Some years ago several MN veterans told me that merchant seamen who had served for less that three (?) years in WW2 were required to do two years...
Looking for some help deciphering my granddad's army records. There are so many abbreviations and acronyms that I can't figure out. I'll post the...
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