| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1255
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Carr
Age: 29
Address: 10 Westgate, Pickering
Occupation: Electrician and bioscope operator
Local tribunal: Pickering Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Robert Fletcher employer
Summary of case: Appellant states Carr is indispensable to his business and it would be closure if he was enlisted. Local tribunal states cinema only open 7.45 10.00 each evening and a substitute employee over military age could be found.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Jul 1916. Allowed, exemption 1 Oct 1916. Final. |