| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4784
Appeal against conscription of: William Wilson
Age: 40
Address: 4 Bath Street, Redcar
Occupation: China etc. dealer
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested : Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Wilson
Summary of case: Wilson has been in the china business for 11 years, the business having been established some 60 years. He went into munitions work in November 1916 leaving his business in the hands of a female. The business dwindled in my absence but I have now managed to pull it round
.I do big business in supplying the military. Wife, father and mother are totally dependent on him. [See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/4625]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 5 Apr 1918. Dismissed. |