ðə fɹˈæntʃaɪz wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd slˈaɪtli tə ðoʊz hˌuː wɜː nˌɑːt bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkts bˌʌt hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɪn ˈæktɪv wˈɔːɹtaɪm sˈɜːvɪs ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmd fˈoːɹsᵻz.
The franchise was extended slightly to those who were not British subjects but who had been in active wartime service in the armed forces.