Lex Anteinternet: Monday, May 11, 1942. Canada commences conscription.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Monday, May 11, 1942. Canada commences conscription.

Today in World War II History—May 11, 1942: Troopship HMT Queen Mary embarks from New York, the first time any ship has carried more than 10,000 passengers (9880 troops, 875 crew).

On this day in 1942, Canada went to conscription, as noted on Sarah Sundin's blog.

It was never popular in Canada, and at first the Canadian government limited the deployment of conscripted troops to Canada, but that would change, necessarily, as the war moved on.

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