Recruiting has opened for 2,000 Palestine nationals volunteering for various branches of the British army, it was officially announced today.
The volunteers are enlisting for service in the Royal Engineers, the Royal Army Service Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Royal Army Ordinance Corps. They will be liable for service in any garrison or theatre of war.
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