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[[Ian Chesterton]] spent his national service in various locations in the [[1950s]]. He began as a private in the [[British Army]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'') He served the first part of his national service in [[Wales]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') He later joined the [[Royal Air Force]], serving the remainder of his national service in [[Malaysia|Malay]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') He also served in [[Cyprus]] for a time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'')
[[Ian Chesterton]] spent his national service in various locations in the [[1950s]]. He began as a private in the [[British Army]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'') He served the first part of his national service in [[Wales]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') He later joined the [[Royal Air Force]], serving the remainder of his national service in [[Malaysia|Malay]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') He also served in [[Cyprus]] for a time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]'')


[[Julian St. Stephen]] served several months in the [[Greece|Greek Islands]] as part of his national service. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Artificial Intelligence (audio story)|Artificial Intelligence]]'')
[[Julian St Stephen]] served several months in the [[Greece|Greek Islands]] as part of his national service. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Artificial Intelligence (audio story)|Artificial Intelligence]]'')


[[Fitz Kreiner]] dodged his national service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'')
[[Fitz Kreiner]] dodged his national service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'')
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Revision as of 23:18, 6 May 2017

National service

National service was a period of time individuals worked for the government, often in the military. This was a common practice for British youth during the mid-20th century, but ended by 1960. (AUDIO: 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men)

Ian Chesterton spent his national service in various locations in the 1950s. He began as a private in the British Army. (PROSE: The Time Travellers) He served the first part of his national service in Wales. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger) He later joined the Royal Air Force, serving the remainder of his national service in Malay. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy) He also served in Cyprus for a time. (AUDIO: Domain of the Voord)

Julian St Stephen served several months in the Greek Islands as part of his national service. (AUDIO: Artificial Intelligence)

Fitz Kreiner dodged his national service. (PROSE: The Taint)