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The Common Room / Re: Can anyone read this occupation please, from the 1939
« on: Wednesday 15 November 17 03:32 GMT (UK) »
This is what I think it says:
Supervisor -
Food ban allowance layouts
Supervisor and Engineering Clerk.
You have to know that there was rationing of food, clothing etc. during the war. I think the person involved was in a government administrative position in which he had to organise/set-up rationing - perhaps on a large scale.
They couldn't allow everyone to go to war - someone had to keep the ship afloat back home - and for that reason they were exempted from signing up. They were needed on the home front!
I know of the rationing because I remember my Mum (who got married during the war years) telling me that she only had so many ration coupons for her wedding outfit so chose a lovely suit rather than the traditional white dress.
I could be totally off the wall here - but that's what popped into my head when I saw it. I also remember learning to make my small b's in a similar manner as that in the ban when I was a child in school.
Supervisor -
Food ban allowance layouts
Supervisor and Engineering Clerk.
You have to know that there was rationing of food, clothing etc. during the war. I think the person involved was in a government administrative position in which he had to organise/set-up rationing - perhaps on a large scale.
They couldn't allow everyone to go to war - someone had to keep the ship afloat back home - and for that reason they were exempted from signing up. They were needed on the home front!
I know of the rationing because I remember my Mum (who got married during the war years) telling me that she only had so many ration coupons for her wedding outfit so chose a lovely suit rather than the traditional white dress.
I could be totally off the wall here - but that's what popped into my head when I saw it. I also remember learning to make my small b's in a similar manner as that in the ban when I was a child in school.