Recruitment, Conscription & Home Units

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1. A Soldier's Menu in the UK

   By clive_hughes, 15 December , 2018
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   • Acknown
   • 16 December , 2018

2. Enlistment and numbering in the 2/5th Royal Sussex

   By Yarnold66, 14 December , 2018
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   • Yarnold66
   • 14 December , 2018

3. Swiss Born Soldiers on both sides

   By BKK, 25 November , 2018
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   • Interested
   • 14 December , 2018

4. Conscription

   By Guest, 5 December , 2018
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   • Kath
   • 6 December , 2018

5. Volunteering procedure 1914-15

   By Bart150, 23 March , 2018
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   • kenf48
   • 24 November , 2018

6. conscription

   By ralphjd, 22 November , 2018
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   • ralphjd
   • 22 November , 2018

7. Numbering and units for Derby men

   By Yarnold66, 16 November , 2018
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   • kenf48
   • 18 November , 2018

8. Driver Gibben's Poem 1915 "A sick soldier's call to arms"

   By Repulse II, 13 November , 2018
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   • Repulse II
   • 14 November , 2018

9. Voluntary and Conscripted

   By johnboy, 11 November , 2018
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   • johnboy
   • 12 November , 2018

10. Attestation into Milita

    By shetland, 11 November , 2018
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    • ss002d6252
    • 11 November , 2018

11. Timings from conscription to start of basic training

    By Trevor Phillips, 7 September , 2018
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    • Trevor Phillips
    • 29 October , 2018

12. How did a volunteer apply to join as an officer?

    By Guy S, 27 October , 2018
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    • Guy S
    • 28 October , 2018

13. OTC role on the Home Front

    By Moonraker, 6 April , 2018   

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    • Guy S
    • 28 October , 2018

14. Fleeing from Britain to Ireland 1 2

    By MichaelBully, 20 May , 2012   

    • Avoiding Conscription
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    • Magnumbellum
    • 12 October , 2018

15. 6th west riding cadet battalion

    By jwp2007, 9 July , 2018
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    • Simon R
    • 9 October , 2018

16. Attestation under the Derby Scheme

    By Yarnold66, 26 June , 2018
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    • Sue L
    • 7 October , 2018

17. training camps

    By brummie76, 28 July , 2013
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    • Terry_Reeves
    • 29 September , 2018

18. Cardiganshire Military Service Tribunal Appeal Papers

    By Bernard_Lewis, 21 September , 2018
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    • Bernard_Lewis
    • 21 September , 2018

19. 22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers - were they or the 13th Bttn known as "The Kensingtons"?

    By Clear Bell, 21 September , 2018   

    • the kensingtons
    • 22nd (service) battalion
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      • 22nd (service) battalion
      • royal fusilier battalions
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    • Clear Bell
    • 21 September , 2018

20. Unfit or too young to serve?

    By alanlw, 17 September , 2018
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    • alanlw
    • 20 September , 2018

21. Were any railway occupations "reserved"?

    By Wexflyer, 2 September , 2018
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    • wmfinch
    • 8 September , 2018

22. Conscription lists, what were they based on?

    By dravin, 21 August , 2018
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    • dravin
    • 6 September , 2018

23. Military Tribunal

    By familyhistoryman, 6 August , 2018   

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    • Magnumbellum
    • 6 August , 2018

24. Minimum height for recruits

    By PeterThorn, 2 August , 2018
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    • PeterThorn
    • 5 August , 2018

25. Conscription from pre WW1 Militia

    By loujn, 17 April , 2018   

    • pte john collins 8430 militia 3rd derby reg
    • ww1 pte 7029 1st bat sherwood foresters
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    • loujn
    • 4 August , 2018