| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1835
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph William Wilkinson
Age: 38
Address: East Ayton, West Ayton
Occupation: Clog maker and coal dealer
Local tribunal: Scarborough 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, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Joseph William Wilkinson
Summary of case: Clog making is a certified occupation. He fells his own timber to make clogs for Lancashire and had a quantity of wood already felled. He also runs a coal business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Oct 1916. Allowed exemption to 31 Mar 1917 |