The Military Service Act 1916
In 1916 the Military Service Act was passed which imposed conscription on all single men aged 18 to 41 except those in essential wartime occupations, the medically unfit, religious ministers and conscientious objectors.
Title
The Military Service Act 1916
Date
1916
Catalogue number
Parliamentary Archives, HL/PO/PU/1/1916/5&6G5c104