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A1 - C3 Category


Tony Lund

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We all know what A1 means, but what exactly are all the other eight categories? In the reports of Military Tribunals in newspapers from 1917 I see men who were originally medically rejected being re-examined and passed for service. The Tribunals are clearly taking a man’s category into account when hearing an appeal for exemption from service, so at the time these categories must have been important.

Tony.

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Tony,

broadly, these were the categories:

Category A: Fit for General Service abroad (able to do long marches, fight, carry heavy equipment, etc...

Category B: Fit for service abroad, but not General Service (Likely to be employed in garrison duties, clerical jobs, labour units...)

Category C: Fit only for Home Service

Category D: Those who are not fit for service, but may become so within a period of six months.

Category E: Unfit for service

Gloria

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