My latest blog post about the difficulties of introducing conscription i the Channel Islands in 1939/40 is out now. Deals with the unusual...
Added this because it is nice and simple Conscription: the Second World War - UK Parliament Conscription: the Second World War Limited...
Hello all , is it possible to establish from service records whether a person volunteered or was conscripted? I'm researching an Irish citizen...
Perhaps someone can clarify conscription for me? I am aware that conscription letters were usually received on or about one's 18th birthday....
I am researching a man who served in both the Royal Artillery and Corps of Military Police during the War. He was born on 11/11/1918 so when war...
I'm a PhD Researcher, writing a memoir of my father William 'Bill' Norways (1918-86) a Far East POW and artist. He served in the 2nd...
Hello, I am currently writing a novel and part of it is set during the early years of WW2. When the war breaks out I plan to have the...
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...
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...
Does anyone know if this policy existed in the Italian Army during world war 2? It's for a piece of fiction I'm writing and I need a reason for a...
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...
I know the Indian army during WW2 was made up entirely of volunteers. What about the many British citizens living and working in India during this...
From The Age, Monday, October 6, 1941 IN NORTHERN IRELAND What Ulster Is Doing From Our Own Correspondent Northern Ireland, or Ulster as it...
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...
Does anyone know roughly how widespread the illegal avoidance of enlistment was? You often see the 'spiv' type character portrayed on tv who...
Something that I have often thought about: Was there any rivalry, antagonism, superiority, etc between regular troops and conscripted troops? I...
Another question on correct terminology ... I am researching several men who, at different periods post the outbreak of war, joined up. Their...
I'm getting confused ...nothing new there ... but I hope someone may be able to help me. As I understand it, the National Service Act 1942...
Can anyone clarify some questions I have on this subject? My Grandfather served in India/Burma during the war and as far as I know he was a...
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...
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