| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1796
Appeal against conscription of: Edwin Collinson
Age: 31
Address: Mariners Tavern, Robin Hoods Bay
Occupation: Assistant overseerer and inn keeper
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, b) engaged in different occupation, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Edwin Collinson
Summary of Case: All his capital is in the business and his wife is pregnant and could not carry on the Inn business. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/1008]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Oct 1916. Dismissed. |