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1949     National Service Act in peacetime introduced.   All men 17 – 21 to do 18 months.  
  
All men 17 – 21 to do 18 months.  
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'''Extended in 1950''' to 2 years because of actions in Malaya, Korea, Cyprus and Kenya.  
  
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'''1960'''    National Service intake ended.
  
Extended in 1950 to 2 years because of actions in Malaya, Korea, Cyprus and Kenya.  
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(Those taking apprenticeships were deferred until they were qualified in their trades).
  
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1960    National Service intake ended,    
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In 1918 an exhibition by [[The Local History Group]] into the [[RAF Local Residents]] discovered that the following men had done their National Service in the RAF:-
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Anthony Reed, Doug Tilbury, Peter Coles, Graham Baker, Frank Baker.

Revision as of 05:33, 18 May 2023

1949     National Service Act in peacetime introduced.   All men 17 – 21 to do 18 months.  

Extended in 1950 to 2 years because of actions in Malaya, Korea, Cyprus and Kenya.  

1960    National Service intake ended.

(Those taking apprenticeships were deferred until they were qualified in their trades).

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In 1918 an exhibition by The Local History Group into the RAF Local Residents discovered that the following men had done their National Service in the RAF:-

Anthony Reed, Doug Tilbury, Peter Coles, Graham Baker, Frank Baker.