The story
3rd September 1939 National Service (Armed Forces) Act giving power to conscript men for military service. Age groups affected 18-41. Conscription for men in the age group 20-21 had been in force since June 1939.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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