What profession would be eligble for WW1 exemption - needed for home support

[aghadowey]

As already mentioned, only a portion of WWI service records survive. Medal cards are only for thise who served overseas.

Would be worth checking out local war memorial(s) and rolls of honour (church, school, etc.) to see if any are listed as having served.

[serveta]

Would be worth checking out local war memorial(s) and rolls of honour (church, school, etc.) to see if any are listed as having served.

Good Idea Cheers

[serveta]

Some things to bear in mind:

possible places to look:
- find out if your local library has access to the British Newspaper collection [most do] and do a surname search 1914 - 1918
- check to see if the Absent Voters' List 1918 for the relevant area has survived, that should list men serving away from home
- whilst at the library check for any back copies of church magazines, school magazines and workplace records for the war period - all of those may well have published details of service

good hunting

jds1949

thanks more options .. much appreciated