[Margaret in Burton]

Originally Posted by Olde Crone

Answered my own question:

The government passed the National Registration Act on 15 July 1915 as a step towards stimulating recruitment and to discover how many men between the ages of 15 and 65 were engaged in each trade. All those in this age range who were not already in the military were obliged to register, giving details of their employment details. The results of this census became available by mid-September 1915: it showed there were almost 5 million males of military age who were not in the forces, of which 1.6m were in the "starred" (protected, high skill) jobs.

I wonder if this National Registration list is in the public domain?

OC

Well, you know who will probably know.