By the end of 1915, the number of volunteers for military service was dwindling. In March 1916, after much debate, the UK government changed the law. Outside Ireland, all UK citizens were now soldiers, precluded from call-up only by gender, age, physical fitness or occupation.
Compulsory military service of one form or another continued until 1960.
This video explores the pre-war origins and the story of conscription using objects from the National Army Museum’s collection.
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