CONSCRIPTION IN 1953
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Interviewee name: John Mitchell
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In 1953 John Mitchell was 18 and was called up via conscription to be trained in the RAF. Here he talks about how the post-war conscription process worked.
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1 Comment so far
from Stuart Prebble 15th Apr 2009, 05:54
It's fascinatting to hear about how conscription worked, and I'd love to hear more from John about the training, and whether the legendary rough-tough and harsh "sergeant major" stories are true.
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