Tag: Mh 47 Behind the scenesThe Friends’ Council: thoughts from the riverbankFriday 17 October 2014With The National Archives being so close to the Thames, that has got me...Records and researchCommemorating ConscriptionWednesday 22 January 2014Back in October 2012, we provided a blog outlining the start of a project...Records and researchThe Actor and the StudentFriday 29 November 2013For today’s blog post I have selected two case papers from the many, sometimes...Records and researchTribunals, Super-Subs and Total War…Wednesday 9 October 2013So far in our series of blog posts for the First World War Military...Records and researchNot fit for purposeFriday 30 August 2013Records of those not fit to serve in the First World War Have you...Records and researchBrothers in armsFriday 24 May 2013Loss and sacrifice on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Today’s blog post, using the Military...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 researchIn the national interest…The Military Service Act, January 1916Thursday 24 January 2013I am going to start this blog post by asking a few questions. If...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...