Archival requests for military records, including records of veterans discharged more than 62 years ago, may have a cost. The National Service Act 1948 and National Service (Amendment) Act 1948 repealed earlier Acts and provided for continuing national service in the armed forces for men for a defined period of 1½ years wholetime service and a total period of additional and part-time service of 5½ years. The collection includes a myriad of Army forms including attestation papers, medical forms, discharge documents, pension claims, and proceedings of regimental boards. For information on costs and procedures please see below. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. By using the record of service obtained from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Army Personnel Center, together with added material from the Archives and general references on Army history, we are able to produce a ‘potted’ history of the person’s time in the Army.

Conscription came to an end in 1960, the last national serviceman being demobbed in 1963.

The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century. It was also responsible for dealing with refusals by employers to reinstate servicemen and women in civil employment.

From 1947, the period of wholetime service was two years. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. i was part of intake 55/21 when i arrived at the camp 10 nov 1955 along with 20 or so teddy boys who were going to show the army what we were all about. The National Service Act 1950 increased the period of wholetime service to two years. To check your order status for recent records (World War I - Present), contact the NPRC. If you don't have an account please register. You need to sign in to tag. no 2 trg bat reme honiton devon in 1955. written by beverley gregory. Provision was made for postponement of liability in hardship cases, for the establishment of tribunals for conscientious objectors and for safeguarding reinstatement in civil employment. Specimen national service registration documents are in LAB 45, Relevant circulars (Series nos 100, 120, 121, 122, 123 and 145) issued to local offices and employment exchanges are in LAB 29, Records on demobilisation, including records of the Inter-departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence, are in LAB 32, Umpire's decisions in appeals relating to reinstatement in civil employment are in LAB 78, Records of the National Service Medical Boards from 1939 to 1952 are in MH 114, Ministry of Labour and National Service, Military Recruitment Department, 1939-1959, Ministry of Labour, Military Recruitment Department, 1959-1962. REME. The Military Recruitment Department was set up in 1939, under the aegis of the Director-General of Manpower, to administer these National Service Acts. In practice, the length of service could vary. After the War, the Military Recruitment Department took over the remaining work of the National Service Department (which had been set up in 1939 to supervise the national service scheme and the distribution of manpower between the armed forces, civil defence and industry). 17 INF WKSPS AT SEK KONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT HONG KONG, By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time, 3412 people in our Forces Reunited records, 2 million exclusive records, found only on our site, Records transcribed in the UK for maximum accuracy, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps.