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Using the 1939 Register: Recording the UK population before the war
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Using the 1939 Register: Recording the UK population before the war
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66 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
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The preparations had been made well in advance. Now Britain was at war, and as the uniformed army prepared to face the enemy, a civilian army was mobilised at home. National Registration Officers, registrars, and 65,000 enumerators set about the huge task of registering every man, woman and child in a single weekend. It all went remarkably smoothly. This is the story of the 1939 Register for England and Wales, how it was taken, and what happened next.
Released:
Dec 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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