1886lebel
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151?me R?giment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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Post by 1886lebel on Jan 10, 2012 14:46:07 GMT -8
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Jan 10, 2012 16:48:33 GMT -8
Time for some folks to start registering... :-)
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1886lebel
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151?me R?giment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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Post by 1886lebel on Jan 10, 2012 16:59:42 GMT -8
Yes that MEANS you Seph ... register yourself
Patrick
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Jan 10, 2012 20:09:22 GMT -8
Seph's probably WAY ahead of us on this one... :-)
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1886lebel
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151?me R?giment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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Post by 1886lebel on Jan 10, 2012 20:28:17 GMT -8
He is in England Fing Off somewhere, he needs to get back and start building some new trench and register himself with His Majesty Forces or else he will end up in the Catering Corps like Captain Peathingy serving in the desert in North Africa LOL
Patrick
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Post by caturday on Jan 12, 2012 18:53:11 GMT -8
Man, I have mixed feelings about this. I dunno if I want it or not.....
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Post by rsm2ndbtnlf on Jan 13, 2012 3:32:09 GMT -8
Can someone PPPLLLEEEEEEAAAASSEE... bury that froggy chap in the deapest hole they can find.. then cover the b,**"y thing in CONCREATE?!? ;-)
The National Registration Card.. an reproduction example of which is being offered for sale on Ebay. Came into being with the Lord Derby ammendments. After the initial rush to the colours, the idea came about to get men enllisting = Pals Battalions. Those who serve together, can elist together, will train together, and fight together. As history now proves, this was not a good idea in practice, as whole communities lost the flower of their manhood in a single engagement. The proof of this was the 'Pals' first baptism of fire = 1st July 1916 = The Battle of the Somme.
What the National Enlistment meant, was that those who did not enlist immediatelly, had to register for enlistment = make themselves available for call-up at a future date, as and when the emergency required!
Yes Adam... I already have mine purchased, and one will be on the way to Sgt Harmon very soon. That example will be for him to make copies in readiness for those who require a copy!
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Jan 13, 2012 19:36:53 GMT -8
I KNEW that you were on top of it... :-)
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Post by rsm2ndbtnlf on Jan 14, 2012 5:35:20 GMT -8
Certainly am Adam!! ;-)
Another point about the National Registration Act, is that it was a damned good idea for all those who were employed on essential war work... to carry the NRA Card. This proved that they were in fact.. doing their bit.. and it was not their choice (said with a sigh of releaf in most cases) to not be in uniform!
The 'white feather' was essentially a female instigated situation. with many genuine battle casualties receiving it. Espectially if the females involved had lost their menfolk in battle. So, aswell as stemming the evergrowing mound of white feathers to those not in uniform, but doing essential war work, the NRA gained momentom in swelling the 'Cannon Fodder' listings.
However, as the war progressed into late 1916... early 1917, even more fodder for the cannon was required, so the dreaded 'CONSCRIPTION' call became ever louder.
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