Changes to Canonical Occupations May 26th
Added
General Physician, 06105: “Conducts medical examinations, makes diagnoses, prescribes medicines, and gives other forms of treatment for various kinds of diseases, disorders and injuries of the human body; applies preventive medicine techniques to prevent diseases and promote good health.”
Opening-Bridge Operator, 97355: “Operates controls to open bridge for the passage of water traffic and close bridge for use by road vehicles.”. (Bridge man links here)
Other Material Handling Equipment Operators, 97990: “This group includes material handling operators not elsewhere classified, for example those who operate elevating, endless-belt, bucket, and chain conveyors, aerial ropeways and similar equipment.”
Other Metal Moulders and Core Makers, 72590 (Tube Maker links here)
Other Ships' Engine-Room Ratings, 98290 as per HISCO PDF
Seamless Pipe and Tube Drawer, 72740: “Sets and operates machine to draw seamless ferrous and non-ferrous tubing of specified diameter.” (Tube Worker links here)
Sports Official, 18040 as per HISCO pdf
Changed
Changed Railway Engineer, 02430 to Mechanical Engineer (Motors and Engines, except Marine), 02430 as per HISCO: “Studies, designs and advises on steam, internal combustion and other non-electric motors and engines as used for propulsion of railway locomotives, road vehicles or aeroplanes, or for driving industrial and other machinery, and plans and supervises their development, manufacture, installation, maintenance and repair. Engineers specialising in electric motors are classified in 0-23.90.” [Locomotive Engineer links here]
Changed Barge Crewman/Boatman, 98190 to Other Ships' Deck Ratings, Barge Crew and Boatman, 98190 as per HISCO pdf.
Interesting People
Private Percy Peacock enlisted in 1915 at the age of 16. He enlisted again in the Second World War and was killed in action February 21 1945.