Squadron Leader, 121 Eagle Squadron, British
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R. Peter Powell
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Eagle Squadrons
{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved im...
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Jonathan Kenworthy
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national service / military conscription
Military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times, related to WW1 and WW2 respectively: 1916 - 20 ("military service") and 1939 - 60 ("national service" or sometimes "war service")....
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