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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 12 February 09 22:28 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Pete Keane on Thursday 12 February 09 18:57 GMT (UK)
Was that National Service as opposed to Conscription....is there any difference anyway?

Conscription was for warfighting, National Service was "peacetime" (Although I use the word carefully ;D)

Nothing from 1919-1939....
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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #10 on: Friday 13 February 09 10:37 GMT (UK) »

 Thank you , thing's are becoming clearer.

so he would be doing National Service around 1927.

he was in the Stafford area, he met my grandma there in 1928.

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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #11 on: Friday 13 February 09 10:54 GMT (UK) »
He would have either been a full time regular soldier, a part time territorial...


 Or...

Had been receiving treatment for wounds received during the war, these of course could be physical wounds or psychiatric wounds and was not yet discharged from WW1 service.
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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #12 on: Friday 13 February 09 10:55 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Eilleen on Friday 13 February 09 10:37 GMT (UK)

 Thank you , thing's are becoming clearer.

so he would be doing National Service around 1927.

he was in the Stafford area, he met my grandma there in 1928.

Eilleen.

No not National Service at that time...see caveats on previous post ;D
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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #13 on: Friday 13 February 09 14:22 GMT (UK) »
This is the chap we are talking about.

He was born in 1904.

so 1st world war , aged  10 to 14 yrs.

     2nd World war aged 34 rys

but I thought he did'nt look much older that 21 yrs in this photo  ???
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
 HADDELSEY from Caistor,and Grimsby Lincolnshire.                   
 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
BINT, Worchester, in Australian mint.

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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #14 on: Friday 13 February 09 16:40 GMT (UK) »
That style of uniform was worn right through until 1940 in some units, 1937 in most units though....

Looks like he could have been either a regular between the wars...Shame we cannot see the shoulder titles!

A chance he could have been TA though ...
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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 18 February 09 16:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Eilleen,
Sorry - I was hoping to have had a rely from NA re the information in William Spencer's book, but no-one has replied (left another message with a member of staff couple of days ago), and I feel it's probably best to leave it now.
Must be busy.
Paulene :)
Looks as if you are in good hands :)

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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 18 February 09 17:20 GMT (UK) »

Paulene,

Thankyou so much for you help,              :)

Eilleen.
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
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 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
BINT, Worchester, in Australian mint.

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Re: conscription, between war's
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 01 March 09 22:39 GMT (UK) »
Eilleen,
This is a bit late, but I went to London to the Who Do You Think You Are show (was given two free tickets :D) and who did I bump into on the National Archives stand but William Spencer!
Apparently my phone call came just before he went on leave, and that's why he didn't get back to me.
He said that the facts in his book are correct, and that the older age of 56 was approved towards the end of the war (and, as some men in active service were in their 60s) provided the men had no dependants. Very interesting and helpful guy.
Thought I'd put it on the post in case anyone is still wondering.
Take care,
Paulene :)
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