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World War 1
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phatton | Report | 13 Jul 2011 14:26 |
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Can anyone tell me if there was an upper age limit for volunteers during the First World War? |
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Flick | Report | 13 Jul 2011 14:50 |
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VERY common............as was adding years by those officially too young to serve |
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KathleenBell | Report | 13 Jul 2011 14:50 |
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Going by the results of a Google search apparently the age limit was raised to 51 before the end of the first world war. |
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Adeline | Report | 13 Jul 2011 14:51 |
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Conscription began with the Military Service Act of January 1916. This Act required for service all men 18 to 41, and this extended to married men after May 1916. In April 1918, the age limit was extended to 51. |
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phatton | Report | 13 Jul 2011 15:41 |
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Hi all |
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