Talk:National Service Act 1948

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Has the National Service Act 1948 actually been repealed? Most info online I see says "it was wound down", but I can't find any mention that the act has been repealed... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.83.233 (talk) 22:36, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Unofficial exceptions
Unofficially, men from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Northern Ireland were not conscripted in the 1948 to 1960 period. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.192.125 (talk) 12:17, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
 * See https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/what-was-national-service  .  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.192.125 (talk) 12:20, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

1960?
I was born 11 October 1939 and left school June 1958. I was not called-up and my memory is that I missed serving by 11 days. That is the call-up ended 30 September 1958. I started work with the Inland Revenue 1 January 1959. Can anyone explain this? While my memory may be faulty regarding 30 September, 1958, I do know when I was born, and when I left school, and that I never received any military training. Rwood128 (talk) 12:28, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * See Conscription in the United Kingdom:


 * National Service ended gradually from 1957. It was decided that those born on or after 1 October 1939 would not be required, but conscription continued for those born earlier whose call-up had been delayed for any reason. In November 1960 the last men entered service, as call-ups formally ended on 31 December 1960, and the last National Servicemen left the armed forces in May 1963.