On This Day, 3 April 1918

Birmingham Daily Post

Wednesday 3 April 1918

EDUCATIONAL

An opportunity to serve your country- Wireless Operators urgently wanted for the Mercantile Marine. Owing to the present urgent demand for Wireless Operators in the Mercantile Marine students entering the school prior to their 18^th birthday, and making such progress that they are able to obtain the necessary certificates on or before reaching the age of 18 will be temporarily exempted from military service until a sufficient number of operators have been obtained: this exemption continues so long as students of military age who have passed into the Mercantile Marine are employed as operators at sea- Apply for free Illustrated Prospectus, City School of Wireless- Telegraphy, 66, Corporation St. Birmingham.