In september 4th, 1945, a recruiting office opened in Vesterport, Copenhagen. Outside were a long queue of about a thousand young Danes, between 18 & 32. The war with Germany was over, as with Japan. The Danes were applying for enlistment in the british army, with the object of making it possible to demobilize british soldiers earlier than the postwar duites in the Empire otherwise would allow. This was the result of an offer by the Danes, followed by a formal request from the british government.

More than 20.000 danes asked for application forms, more than half sent them in. Less than 2500 applications were approved. They came to serve in India, Palestine, Kenya, Sudan, Suez, Italy, Greece, Libya, The Gold Coast, Bermuda and other places the army sent them. They served in about 72 different locations, spread over 42 regiments. Among them The Buffs, Gloucesters, Paras, Bedfords & Herts, Lancashire Fusiliers, RA, AS& H, KSLI, SWB, RASC, Seaforths, Inniskillings, West Kents. Some never came home, their service ended by accidents or hostile attacks. They undertook to serve for three years, and the transports began in the winter of 1945/46 (Train from Denmark to the Hook of Holland, then ferry to the UK).

Their service numbers seems to be in the bracket 14194900 – 14197400.