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Military Service Act 1916

Military Service Act 1916

This poster announces the requirement to enrol in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the consequences of failure to do so.

The Military Service Act 1916 introduced conscription, initially for Pakeha only. The act also made limited allowance for people who objected to serve. Only members of religious bodies that had, before the outbreak of war, declared military service 'contrary to divine revelation' could be exempted from service.

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference:Eph-D-WAR-WI-1916-01
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