He found himself working in a reserved occupation during the Second World War.
Those that served in reserved occupations, and their widows, without being subject to a means test.
Many men in reserved occupations joined civil defence units.
Artists were not in a reserved occupation and were liable for call up for military service along with everyone else.
Well, let's face it, most of the local lads were at war, except those unfit for service or in reserved occupations.
Many already such as miners, farmers and the like, already knew that they would be in reserved occupations.
The staff were placed in a reserved occupation and not allowed to join the armed forces.
By late September, 2.25 million men had been enlisted and 1.5 million were in reserved occupations.
To combat the problem mining was made a reserved occupation, exempting its employees from military service, whether they liked it or not.
Maitland was an engineer, a reserved occupation in Britain during the second world war.