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Edinburgh Lord Provost's National Service Appeal
Unknown, 1917, Document
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Edinburgh Lord Provost's National Service Appeal
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30044
Title
Edinburgh Lord Provost's National Service Appeal
Description
A page from a World War One scrapbook (vol 1) showing a letter of appeal to the citizens of Edinburgh, dated 19 March 1917 asking for every available man aged from 18 to 61 to volunteer for National Service.
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Unknown
Date
1917
Size
28.0 x 23.0 cm
Type
Document
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
National Service covered all occupations and skills and was directed at those not already called into the forces. It could involve taking up an occupation with no previous experience to help with the war effort.
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Thomson Family WW1 scrapbooks (volume 1)
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