Hi
I am looking at the history of a Russian citizen and his role in WW1 and when he would have been subject to conscription in the UK. Did the withdrawal of Russia from WW1 have an impact on conscription?
Specifically as far as I can see:
1916 - Military Services Act - ultimately 18 - 41 British citizen, married/single men would be subject to conscription.
1917 July - Anglo-Russian Military Treaty allowed the respective countries to conscript the citizens of others if they lived within their borders.
1917 October - Russia withdraws from WW1 (given the Bolshevik Revolution).
I would have thought the terms of the Treaty would then be suspended. This explains why the Russian I'm researching withdrew his application for Exemption in October 1917.
However, this blog from the National Archives suggests a different timeline:
https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/friendly-aliens-in-our-fighting-forces/#return-note-8151-1Did the Russian withdrawal from WW1 have an impact on Russian citizen conscription in the UK?
Neil