| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1555
Appeal against conscription of: John Renel Cox
Age: 24
Address: Borough Place, Whitby
Occupation: Tailor
Local tribunal: Whitby Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Edmund Lemmon
Summary of case: This man is indispensable to me in my business as he is the only coat maker - in fact the only man I have left in my employ. I have a boy aged 18 in February next in my service but he is not capable and further will be called up for service then. I have a lot of work in hand - work which is essential in the public interest. I have already released 2 of my men for service and another has died, I have only two sons, I is with the forces in France, recently wounded, and the other in on army work in England. I cannot possibly carry on my business with any less number of employees.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Sep 1916. Dismissed. |