My husband was born on September 28th 1940. Why wasn't he called up to do National Service??

Question

His cousin who was born Sept 1st 1940 did National service and according to the MoD the whole thing ended on Dec 31st 1960

Answer 1

It did not apply to N.Ireland.

Answer 2

he missed it, it was stopped just before he was born, I can't say when though.

Answer 3

He should have been.  Conscription was for anyone between 17 and 21 and it didn't end until 1960.  Full time students could defer National Service until their course ended.  So if your husband studied until he was 20, he'd have missed National Service.

Answer 4

to late

Answer 5

Babies were pretty useless during the war unless you threw them at the enermy.

Answer 6

He just missed it. It ended in May 1958

Answer 7

He was one of the lucky or unlucky ones ,whichever  way you wish to look at it . some thought national service was a good experience some hated it . Me i liked it i got to travel to many parts of the world i would never been able to see , and had many good times and made lots of lifelong friends .

Answer 8

becsaue he worked in another area of public service, ie: the railways etc.

Answer 9

choice of three

                        down the pub, working in the soup kitchens,or just basically done a runner

Answer 10

National Service as peacetime conscription was formalized by the National Service Act 1948.

From 1 January 1949, every healthy man between 17 and 21 was expected to serve in the armed forces for 18 months, and remain on the reserve list for four years. Men were exempt from National Service if they worked in three essential services: coal mining, farming and the merchant navy.

National Service formally ended on 31 December 1960.

Perhaps he's not British?