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Military Service Act Supported

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1916Date range
1Named people
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Chronological records

1916

Horatio Herbert Kitchener KhartoumJanuary 1916

London · Warfare / World War, 1st

Supports compulsory service for eligible unmarried men after voluntary recruiting proves insufficient.

Names involved

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum

Provenance

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