| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1983
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Lowrie Scott
Age: 38
Address: Poplars, Redcar
Occupation: Painters manager
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Scott and Co., father and employer
Summary of case: Appeal is by his father who is a painting contractor for the railways. Of his four sons two have already gone, one is medically unfit and this is the other. The business has lost ten men already to the war effort. Had been given three short temporary exemptions already by the local tribunal. Final application to local tribunal had been dismissed.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Nov 1916 Dismissed |