| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1989
Appeal against conscription of: John Dawson Robinson
Age: 32
Address: 18 West Road, Loftus
Occupation: Agricultural Ironmonger
Local tribunal: Loftus Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continuing in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Dawson Robinson
Summary of case: Local tribunal had given him exemption since May 1916, but said that he should now join the army as he had no family. His appeal to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal was based on the fact that he was a sole trader whose business would fail if he was called up. Also that it was in the national interest that he continued in his employment. He had a wife but no children
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Nov 1916 Allowed exemption to 1 Dec 1916 Final decision of local tribunal varied |