Recruitment, Conscription & Home Units

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1. The mechanisms for conscription 1916

   By Johnd, Monday at 19:41
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   • Keith_history_buff
   • Wednesday at 20:48

2. 45th Training Battalion - could have previously served overseas?

   By Will86, Monday at 11:52
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   • PRC
   • 15 hours ago

3. Slang for Basic Training

   By faulkneralder, 24 March
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   • Michelle Young
   • 24 March

4. Length of Training Period for New Volunteer in 1914

   By petermuir, 21 March
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   • Interested
   • 21 March

5. Exam papers for Infantry Officer Cadet Battalions, 1916-1918

   By Charles Fair, 2 March   

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   • officer cadet battalions
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   • Charles Fair
   • 3 March

6. School cadet battallion 1913 Kings Liverpool Regiment

   By soonguy, 2 March
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   • soonguy
   • 2 March

7. 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers after 1922

   By MotherMave, 29 December , 2023
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   • MotherMave
   • 29 December , 2023

8. 3rd cavalry reserve ww1

   By jonathan g, 25 November , 2023
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   • HERITAGE PLUS
   • 25 November , 2023

9. From enlistment to the front

   By Dirty Harry, 13 October , 2023
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   • Dirty Harry
   • 14 October , 2023

10. Service numbers RNVR & recruitment

    By MJS, 15 September , 2023
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    • MJS
    • 15 September , 2023

11. "The Guides" during the Great War 1914-18. Anyone know what they did?

    By Old Owl, 13 September , 2023
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    • Old Owl
    • 25 September , 2023

12. Military Service Act - exemption of theological students

    By David Seymour, 30 August , 2023
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    • David Seymour
    • 30 August , 2023

13. Sequence of events once you attended a recrtuitment office? 1 2

    By kerry, 3 July , 2023
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    • Matlock1418
    • 8 July , 2023

14. Rothbury Northumberland

    By Chris Davies 1, 6 March , 2023
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    • kenf48
    • 6 March , 2023

15. Internment of enemy aliens - how were they identified etc?

    By RogerWill, 6 March , 2023
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    • Martin Lepley
    • 7 November , 2023

16. 6th Provisional Brigade GOC

    By owen4256, 30 January , 2023
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    • owen4256
    • 30 January , 2023

17. Derby scheme

    By clivegilbert, 17 January , 2023
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    • clivegilbert
    • 17 January , 2023

18. Scottish Command Orders

    By nhclark, 28 November , 2022
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    • nhclark
    • 2 December , 2022

19. Service number configuration help

    By busterwood, 4 November , 2022
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    • nhclark
    • 28 November , 2022

20. Exchanging identities at enlistment - reason why?

    By clive_hughes, 6 October , 2022
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    • nhclark
    • 28 November , 2022

21. The Enlistment of Pte Percy Dogget. 13622 Bedfordshire Regiment

    By Raster Scanning, 4 October , 2022
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    • steve fuller
    • 24 October , 2022

22. Bedfordshire Llama Cavalry

    By Raster Scanning, 29 August , 2022
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    • Steve1871
    • 1 September , 2022

23. Volunteer Training Corps Uniform?

    By johndavidswarbrick, 18 July , 2022
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    • PaulC78
    • 21 March

24. Recruitment/Drafting in Brittany

    By Timothykready, 18 July , 2022
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    • Keith_history_buff
    • 18 July , 2022

25. When an Australian farmer enlisted was any provision made to look after the farm?

    By rolt968, 27 June , 2022   

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    • stevenbecker
    • 29 June , 2022