On Monday 2nd November Find my Past launches the 1939 Register
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This the most comprehensive survey ever taken of the civil population of England and Wales. Taken at the outbreak of war in September 1939, it contains the personal details of 41 million people, the details the government needed to issue identity cards, ration.
In 1939 Britain had just declared war on Germany and her allies, and the government urgently needed to take stock of the population. The British government introduced an act that would allow them to gather vital information about the country’s population. This information would inform their decisions on identity cards, rationing, conscription and more, including – eventually – the formation of the NHS. So on November 2nd 2015 FMP in partnership with The National Archives – Kew will publish the 1939 Register online, providing an unprecedented insight into a country on the eve of war.
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This the most comprehensive survey ever taken of the civil population of England and Wales. Taken at the outbreak of war in September 1939, it contains the personal details of 41 million people, the details the government needed to issue identity cards, ration.
In 1939 Britain had just declared war on Germany and her allies, and the government urgently needed to take stock of the population. The British government introduced an act that would allow them to gather vital information about the country’s population. This information would inform their decisions on identity cards, rationing, conscription and more, including – eventually – the formation of the NHS. So on November 2nd 2015 FMP in partnership with The National Archives – Kew will publish the 1939 Register online, providing an unprecedented insight into a country on the eve of war.
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