Hello Listers I wish to thank everyone who responded to my question about conscription in WW1. The responses provided interesting food for thought and now I think it possible that Thomas NEIL might have slipped under the conscription radar if he arrived on Tyneside from Ireland in early 1918, did not declare himself for service and married shortly afterwards in June 1918. This scenario would certainly account for the absence of records in England & Wales before the marriage certificate. I noted that one of the conscription exemptions was for married men. Did conscription endure until the signing of the armistice on 11 November 1918 or a later date? Regards Charles Atkinson, Niagara Falls, Canada.

Hi again Conscription continued until the middle of 1919 Married men were initially exempt but that was changed in June 1916 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 30/04/2013 15:44, Charles Atkinson wrote: > Hello Listers > > I wish to thank everyone who responded to my question about conscription > in WW1. > > The responses provided interesting food for thought and now I think it > possible that Thomas NEIL might have slipped under the conscription radar > if he arrived on Tyneside from Ireland in early 1918, did not declare > himself for service and married shortly afterwards in June 1918. This > scenario would certainly account for the absence of records in England & > Wales before the marriage certificate. I noted that one of the conscription > exemptions was for married men. > > Did conscription endure until the signing of the armistice on 11 November > 1918 or a later date? > > Regards > > Charles Atkinson, Niagara Falls, Canada.