Recruitment, Conscription & Home Units

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1. 'Discharged at own Request'

   By Andrew P, 19 March , 2007
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   • Andrew P
   • 19 March , 2007

2. 'Dockers' Battalion' Birkenhead & Liverpool 1 2

   By CarylW, 24 November , 2009
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   • CarylW
   • 4 June , 2011

3. 'Services no longer...' as Boy Soldier 1916

   By Hati, 17 February , 2014
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   • RussT
   • 18 February , 2014

4. "attested on AF"

   By loujn, 26 March , 2018
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   • loujn
   • 27 March , 2018

5. "Doing their Bit" at home

   By Guest Stephe, 1 June , 2003
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   • Terry Denham
   • 2 July , 2003

6. "Lord Derby's Scheme"

   By Paul Bradshaw, 22 November , 2012
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   • Graham Stewart
   • 23 November , 2012

7. "No vacancies" in the Black Watch mid 1900s

   By rolt968, 4 February , 2016   

   • Black Watch
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   • rolt968
   • 7 February , 2016

8. "One Year's Embodied Service at Home"

   By Terry Carter, 5 August , 2013
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   • dycer
   • 11 August , 2013

9. "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

10. "The Household Brigade Officer Cadet Battalion: History, Organization and Training", by Commanding Officer & Staff, pub 1918

    By Charles Fair, 5 October , 2021   

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    • Charles Fair
    • 5 October , 2021

11. 10 Provisional Brigades - serious invasion threat?

    By Keelagher, 15 July , 2013
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    • Keelagher
    • 15 July , 2013

12. 100 years today since the Military Service Act came into force

    By Derek Black, 27 January , 2016
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    • Guest
    • 27 January , 2016

13. 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment at Cheltenham, 2nd March 1915, but where exactly?

    By high wood, 16 August , 2021
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    • Lynne Colston 3
    • 27 June , 2022

14. 116/Gen. No/6030. A.G. 2B 4th March 1915

    By Talesofaseadog, 17 September , 2020
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    • Talesofaseadog
    • 18 September , 2020

15. 11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

    By stevem49, 8 January , 2008
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    • stevem49
    • 8 January , 2008

16. 11th. London Rifles

    By Guest John Mudd, 22 March , 2014   

    • Called up soldiers
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    • johnboy
    • 25 March , 2014

17. 12 year old tries to do his bit!

    By Terry Carter, 23 December , 2007
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    • AlfaMale
    • 11 January , 2008

18. 137964 Pvt Thomas Hayes RFA

    By RussT, 5 June , 2011
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    • RussT
    • 28 September , 2011

19. 141st HB RGA (East Ham)

    By Derek Tickner, 12 May , 2022
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    • Derek Tickner
    • 26 June , 2022

20. 154 brigade RFA - East London, did they recruit from elsewhere, E York

    By Guest Northpennine, 7 December , 2014   

    • 154th CLIV B
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    • Guest
    • 13 December , 2014

21. 158th Protection Coy., Royal Defence Corps

    By Peterhastie, 21 January , 2009
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    • Peterhastie
    • 22 January , 2009

22. 164th Protection Coy. Royal Defence Corps

    By auchonvillerssomme, 25 December , 2006
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    • auchonvillerssomme
    • 25 December , 2006

23. 17th middlesex

    By veklee, 27 October , 2008
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    • john kemp
    • 30 October , 2008

24. 1914 Arrival of reserves to battalions

    By Terry, 20 January , 2004
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    • Max
    • 22 January , 2004

25. 1914 Enlistment

    By Broznitsky, 4 May , 2003
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    • Broznitsky
    • 29 March , 2004