eagerbeaver
13th Jun 2004, 08:49
How was National service organised? How did the armed forces decide who attended and who did not?
Ed Winchester
13th Jun 2004, 10:37
Conscription into Military Service (http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/infodocs/st_conscription_l.html)
Another interesting article on conscription. (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWconscription.htm)
Single men or widowers without children of military age. (http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/Year9/firstworldwar/1916/january.htm)
Hope these are of some help - I am a little too young to rely on personal experience, being a willing volunteer!