Society & Culture1 min ago
Reserved Occupation
Hi all, during WWII, my father was in what was called a reserved occupation, i.e. he wasn't conscripted into the forces because he worked in the electricity supply industry. Does anybody have any idea if there are any records of the people who fell into this category and, if so, if they're available for people to see.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
Answers
I have done a little more research into this subject and as far as I can work out, under the Military Service Act 1916, a certificate of exemption had to be applied for when claiming a reserved occupation, http:// en. wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Military_ Service_ Act_% 28United_ Kingdom% 29 and it looks as though the local authorities at the time were responsible...
21:09 Mon 01st Jul 2013
my dad was a farmer's son and so a reserved occupation but I have never ever come across any public records that list them, but of course the process of registering in age groups meant that there is a merging of volunteers and conscripted men/women that would i think be difficult to put into any list.
Mine did too. He was only 36 when the war started, but was in a reserved occupation because he was a skilled engineer who was in charge of a factory which the government turned over to secretly making bomb parts in Cambridge. I never once heard him mention records of any more than the contract to do that and none came to light in any papers after he died
That's really interesting, thanks to you all. As I understand it, everybody within the age limits was marked for conscription and will have had to inform the authorities that they weren't liable to go into the services.
I'll do a bit more research and let you all know if there are any official lists.
Regards
I'll do a bit more research and let you all know if there are any official lists.
Regards
I have done a little more research into this subject and as far as I can work out, under the Military Service Act 1916, a certificate of exemption had to be applied for when claiming a reserved occupation,
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Milita ry_Serv ice_Act _%28Uni ted_Kin gdom%29
and it looks as though the local authorities at the time were responsible for granting exemption which means records of the tribunals must be held in the county archive i guess.
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Milita ry_Serv ice_Tri bunals
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and it looks as though the local authorities at the time were responsible for granting exemption which means records of the tribunals must be held in the county archive i guess.
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