World War I Records of Men unfit to serve

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Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 9 Send Message	Stephen	Report	21 Oct 2009 18:03
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 9 Send Message	I hadn't realized that they had reserved occupations in the first war. I know they did in the second because may dad was in a reserved occupation. Also thanks for the info on the destruction of records I knew that some had been lost but had no idea that it was so extensive.Presumably some volunteers would fail the medical and be rejected and might need at some point to prove that they were unfit to serve so some record would have been kept, though it may subsequently have been destroyed?
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	21 Oct 2009 16:30
	Was he possibly in a reserved occupation?
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 9 Send Message	Stephen	Report	21 Oct 2009 16:00
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 9 Send Message	I was talking with a friend about the fact that I had been unable to find any reference to my grandfather serving in the war. To which he replied what if he was unfit to serve? I had never considered this and am now wondering if there was any register of such men kept and if there is,is it possible to access them.