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Certificate of Enrolment under the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940
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Date of publication1941-07-01DescriptionIn World War II difficulties in filling the Second and Third Echelons for overseas service in 1939 and 1940 and the Allied disasters of May 1940 led the government reluctantly to reintroduce conscription in June 1940 by the National Service Emergency Regulations of 18 June 1940, made under the Defence Act and the Emergency Regulations Amendment Act of 31 May. Men aged between 18 and 46 again became liable to be called up by ballot.
This is Harold's Certificate of Enrolment, which enabled the NZ Armed Forces to call upon his services if the need arose.Collection NameThe Harold Thompson CollectionKeywordCompulsory Military ServiceWorld War Two 1939-1945
DescriptionIn World War II difficulties in filling the Second and Third Echelons for overseas service in 1939 and 1940 and the Allied disasters of May 1940 led the government reluctantly to reintroduce conscription in June 1940 by the National Service Emergency Regulations of 18 June 1940, made under the Defence Act and the Emergency Regulations Amendment Act of 31 May. Men aged between 18 and 46 again became liable to be called up by ballot. This is Harold's Certificate of Enrolment, which enabled the NZ Armed Forces to call upon his services if the need arose.
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Certificate of Enrolment under the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940. Western Bay of Plenty Community Archives, accessed 13/10/2024, https://westernbay.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1598
