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How old to go to ww1
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Bren from Oldham | Report | 25 Jul 2008 15:40 |
My grandfather joined in 1914 when he was 49 he was allowed to enlist because he had been in the army from 1881- 1893 he joined when |
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Susan | Report | 25 Jul 2008 13:35 |
At the other end of the scale................. |
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Suzi-Wong | Report | 25 Jul 2008 11:26 |
My great grandfather was nearly 55..he was a translator for the Chinese donkey troops. I suppose if you had specialist skills they would want you whatever your age. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 25 Jul 2008 07:57 |
Conscription was introduced by the Military Service Act of January 1916. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 25 Jul 2008 03:37 |
They also started scraping the bottom of the barrel as the war wore on, and called up older and older men. |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 24 Jul 2008 23:09 |
It was common to lie about age. My Great Grandfather took 9 years off his real age to get in the army |
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William | Report | 24 Jul 2008 22:46 |
My wives' great-grandfather joined up in1917 at the grand old age of 49! Any historians out there able to explain if this was a common occurance? and why? |