Bob Bedward Posted 5 October , 2008 Share Posted 5 October , 2008 Hello - Were civil servants an exempt occupation please? Thank you Old Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dycer Posted 5 October , 2008 Share Posted 5 October , 2008 Jack, Try and borrow a copy of "The Civil Service Rifles in the Great War" by Jill Knight. It gives information about the tensions that arose regarding releasing Civil Servants to the Army. I would say that at the commencement of the War the "Mandarins" were reluctant to release men but as the War went on Civil Servants were released for War service. Obviously certain Departments would operate a different policy depending on the nature of their work. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bedward Posted 6 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2008 Jack, Try and borrow a copy of "The Civil Service Rifles in the Great War" by Jill Knight. It gives information about the tensions that arose regarding releasing Civil Servants to the Army. I would say that at the commencement of the War the "Mandarins" were reluctant to release men but as the War went on Civil Servants were released for War service. Obviously certain Departments would operate a different policy depending on the nature of their work. George Hello George - Thanks, I will try the library this week. Best wishes Old Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Gorst Posted 6 October , 2008 Share Posted 6 October , 2008 Jack, Try and borrow a copy of "The Civil Service Rifles in the Great War" by Jill Knight. It gives information about the tensions that arose regarding releasing Civil Servants to the Army. I would say that at the commencement of the War the "Mandarins" were reluctant to release men but as the War went on Civil Servants were released for War service. Obviously certain Departments would operate a different policy depending on the nature of their work. George Jack, George As evidence for this I offer the following snippet from a letter attached to the Polytechnic Volunteer training Corps Attestation papers of Edwin Dobie 'I occupy the position of 2nd division clerk on the Pay Office Staff at the Supreme Court Pay Office Royal Courts of Justices and owing to the number of men who have enlisted all further leave has been stopped' as a reason why he could not volunteer immediately. He eventually joined 1/14 London (London Scottish) and was killed on 6th September 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moston Posted 7 October , 2008 Share Posted 7 October , 2008 I work for...shall we say...the successor of the Land Valuation surveyors of the (then) Inland Revenue. We have a memorial with the names of over 300 who lost their lives in WW1 - the largest group served with the 15th Btn (Prince of Wales Own) Civil Service Rifles London Regiment. The majority of these were killed taking High Wood on 15th Sept 1916. At the time that branch of the Civil Service would not have been that big - so 300 killed - if you take that of a proportion of those who served !? - means a hell of a lot enlisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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