| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1934
Appeal against conscription of: Percy Frankland Knaggs
Age: 33
Address: 27 Gill Street, Guisborough
Occupation: Cabinet maker and undertaker
Local tribunal: Guisborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Elizabeth Mary Knaggs, mother and employer
Summary of case: Knaggs has been ill for a number of weeks and mother in now behind with work. There are no workers available to fill his role. She asks for time to him to recover before being called up. The local tribunal found there is another son so far unmentioned who should be able to do the work.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 3 Nov 1916. Dismissed. |