| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1939
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Pattison
Age: 30 years and 6 months
Address: 3 Hedley St, Guisborough
Occupation: Hairdresser
Local tribunal: Guisborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: William C Trevor, Military Representative
Summary of case: Appeal made on business grounds which if allowed would deny army an enormous number of men. Business is not in national interest. The Advisory Committee recommended he should go, and having regard to the mans age that course should be adopted.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 3 Nov 1916. Allowed certificate to be cancelled. |