The Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918 was an Act of the

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passed in 1918. This act made provision and offered guidance as regards how the

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would determine that the

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had come to an end. Discretion was granted to His Majesty in Council to issue orders, which would legally determine the matter. Thus the war between the

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and the following states ended with respect to: :* Germany on 10 January 1920 :* Austria on 16 July 1920 :* Bulgaria on 9 August 1920 :* Hungary on 26 July 1921 :* Turkey on 6 August 1924 For all other purposes, the war was declared to have ended on 31 August 1921.

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Many soldiers had enlisted on a "short service" basis as introduced by Kitchener. This meant they had signed up for three years or the "duration of the war", which ever was the longer. This act had an impact as regards how the "duration of the war" was understood. Thus the Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act 1918 was quoted by the

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in conjunction with the

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on 9 May 1919, following the start of the

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. This document explained the armistice of November 1918 was merely a suspension of hostilities. This meant that the Territorials serving in India would be required to remain there until the war itself had ended. This led to enquiries from a number of units as regards whether the new war with Afghanistan would be a factor in continuing the war. This was a particular concern to the lorry drivers of the

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, 600 of whom promptly went on strike in

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, and refused to entrain for departure to the North West Frontier. Brigadier General William Anderson at first proposed to imprison the strikers and send them back to

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{{reflist, 25em United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1918

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