Posts by Chris Barnes Records and researchCommemorating ConscriptionWednesday 22 January 2014Back in October 2012, we provided a blog outlining the start of a project...Records and researchNot fit for purposeFriday 30 August 2013Records of those not fit to serve in the First World War Have you...Records and researchFriendly aliens in our fighting forcesWednesday 3 April 2013In October 1917 Russia withdrew from the First World War. One consequence of this...Records and researchA seasonal discovery in conscription appealsMonday 10 December 2012As we are nearing the end of preparing the Middlesex County Appeal tribunal papers...Records and researchAppealing against conscription? Not just for conscientious objectorsFriday 26 October 2012On the 27 January 1916 the Military Service Act came into force in the United...