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Military Service Act 1916
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The Military Service Act 1916 was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom during the First World War to impose conscription in Great Britain, but not in Ireland or any other British juri
1916 poster publicising the act
1916 poster publicising the act
Recruitment to the British Army during World War I
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At the beginning of 1914 the British Army had a reported strength of 710,000 men including reserves, of which around 80,000 were professional soldiers ready for war. By the end of the First World War
Military Service Act 1916
…The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 42) Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War Reserved occupations…
The image of Lord Kitchener was iconic; seen here on the front page of a magazine as drawn by Alfred Leete (1882–1933)
The image of Lord Kitchener was iconic; seen here on the front page of a magazine as drawn by Alfred Leete (1882–1933)
Women handing out white feathers to men in order to shame them into enlisting during the White Feather Campaign. (Arnold Bennett, 1914)
Women handing out white feathers to men in order to shame them into enlisting during the White Feather Campaign. (Arnold Bennett, 1914)
Recruits at the Whitehall Recruiting Office, London. Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August 1914 was greeted for the most part with popul
Recruits at the Whitehall Recruiting Office, London. Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August 1914 was greeted for the most part with popular enthusiasm, and resulted in a rush of men to enlist.
A 1914 recruitment poster by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee shows a Scottish soldier in Belgium, in response to German chancellor Theobald vo
A 1914 recruitment poster by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee shows a Scottish soldier in Belgium, in response to German chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg having described the Treaty of London (which protected Belgium's independence and neutrality) as a "scrap of paper" when Germany invaded Belgium in August 1914.