National Service in Britain
Feb 20, 2020
2 minutes
WHAT WAS IT, AND WHEN WAS IT IN EFFECT IN BRITAIN?
National Service was the peacetime conscription of British men into the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. During the years National Service was active – between 1949 and 1963 – more than two million men were conscripted into the British Armed forces.
WHY WAS IT INTRODUCED?
During World War II, the British Armed Forces needed to use conscription
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