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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: alison300 on Friday 16 November 18 20:07 GMT (UK)
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i'm looking at the service record for Private 10575 Neil Tully Norman. On the Statement of Services page it says:
Deemed to have enlisted: 2.3.1916, then below it says
Called up for Service: 7.3.1917
Why does it give two dates?
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Looks like he went into reserve ie. back to his day job & on 7/3/17 recalled for active service.
I 'll have a look at it.
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This is related to the Military Service Act which brought conscription in 1916 and is explained here (note the 2 March 1916 date) https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/enlisting-into-the-army/the-1916-military-service-act/
In his case from 2 March 1916 he was in the army, on the reserve and waiting call up which came a year later (see the bit about classes at the end) (as Jim says)
maxD
Sorry jim, crossed on posting but left for the info
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As MaxD says went into the 3rd. Reserve Batt. 3/2/16 & stayed in the UK until required on 7/3/17 when he was posted to the 1st. Reserve Batt. while awaiting posting overseas where he was posted to the 2nd. Infantry Batt. H.A.C. & sent overseas on 12/6/17 & joined his unit on the 27th.
Poor chap didn't last long after that.
If you don't have it already he was at a village called Ecoust Saint-Mein which is S. of Arras.
He was one of 3 men wounded while digging trenches.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101465146
Ecoust Saint-Mein is in square C.2 at the top of the page.
The blue lines are the newly dug trenches.
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Thank you both for such a detailed explanation.
Where did you get the bit about him digging trenches?
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The Battalion war diary.
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Thanks - I didn't think of that :-[