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Hi my father who was born in 1901 did not enlist for WW2, don't know of any reason except maybe his age, can anyone advice what he may have done for the war effort?
Many thanks


Mary

Civil Defence?

Home Guard?

Fire Watcher?

What was his occupation? Was it one which might have been classified as 'reserved'?

Reg

HI, possible the Home Guard, certainly not Civil Defence, is there anyway I can find out if he was in the Home Guard as I think I remember a conversation of him being on fire watch, would that sound about right?

Many thanks

Mary

nudge

He May have been too old or had a reserved occupation IE, Farmer, Engineer, or one of many others, if he was a Firewatcher he would have been part of Civil Defence. We really need more information, what was his Trade??

Flat feet? only joking maybe he didnt pass the medical?
My Mum did firewatch too , but no records.

Maybe His Name, full time occupation, area that he lived, Etc would help to get you more information. There were many occupations that made you Exempt from Service, but did,nt stop them from being Firewathers, Home Guard, Civil Defence, which was done on a part time / rosta basis, He could have even been a AFS Fireman, who also did Firewatch. The more info you give the more you may get back.

Maybe he was a toolmaker and otherwise occupied making munitions,which would make him exempt, as my father was.

Or like my uncle who was an railway engine driver who transported munitions, aeroplane spare parts down to the docks ready to be shipped out to wherever.

JoyceP

HI Everyone, sorry for the delay in replying (just got home) OK as far as I know he was a steel erector living in the Bristol, well that was his job in later years, not sure if he always had the same type of job but, whatever the job it wouldn't have been clerical as he was definately an unskilled manual worker. Does this help?

Regards

Mary

Still a few things missing, What was his Name? + Place & DOB would help..

nnnn

It may be that he simply carried on with his job, and didn't do anything towards the war effort..........

Reg

Don,t you just hate it when you don,t get a Name Etc.

Hi Bob,

Sorry, I thought this request had died a death.
OK this is the information I have. Name William John Maggs. Born Bristol around 1900/1901 (can't find his birth cert, although I have his brothers and sisters). Lived in Montpelier, then moved to Knowle West in the 1930's....I was never told why he didn't enlist, although he was my father I know very little about him.

Is this any use to you.
So sorry once again for not checking earlier.

Kind regards

Mary.

My Dad's eldest brother was born in the centre of Bristol in 1904 and was a Barber by trade...for WW2 he was enlisted with the Bristol Fire Brigade.

Perhaps your father did the same.

Bristol was severely bombed during the war, not just the city centre but the outskirs too....owing to the varoius factories connected with making aeroplanes/parts etc.

My Dad worked on Spitfire engines in Bristol and then in Trowbridge and Keevil during the war.

Teresa

My father was 26 when WWII started. He spent the entire war making steam catapults, in Edinburgh.

(For aircraft carriers).