| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1598
Appeal against conscription of: John William Lewis Clarke
Age: 34
Address: Sleegill, Richmond
Occupation: Grocer and general dealer
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation d) serious hardship
Appellant: J W L Clarke
Summary of case: Clark delivers goods and oil to some 30 farms in the area. With winter approaching, those farms would lose their supply of paraffin oil. Clark is also married with 2 children and is a tenant of a smallholding, being called up means he could not afford the rent and serious hardship would ensue.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Sep 1916. Dismissed |