| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4766
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Ernest Tong
Age: 18
Address: 6 Fishergate, York
Occupation: Out of work
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated.
Appellant: Allen Boothroyd, National Service Representative
Summary of Case: Tong had worked in the Territorial Record Office in York but had been very ill with pneumonia and was now Grade 3. Boothroyd states: It is contended that his case does not justify exemption, and that when his health improves so as to alter the grading he ought to be available for military service.
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Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 18 Mar 1918. Adjourned sine die. |