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Military Services Act 1916

The Miltiary Services Act was put into effect in 1916 and was also reffered to as Conscription. Anyone between the ages of 18 to 51 had to serve in the armed forces. This was also in affect of DORA (Defence of the Realm Act). Most people agreed to the system but others refused to join and were reffered to as Conscientious objectors, nicknamed Conshies or Cuthberts. Any one refusing to join the armed forces was put up in a tribunal for permissions to be excused from the army. Many requests were turned down for fear of others retaliating and refusing to join up. Many of these people however were cowards as they were commonly thought of but took part in other heroic work that often was able for them to win recogintion e.g. the Quakers served as ambulance men in the war and won several medals.

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