| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1992
Appeal against conscription of: Clifford Stanley Wood
Age: 27
Address: Maynard Arms, Carlin How
Occupation: Hotel manager
Local tribunal: Loftus Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Annie Wood, mother and licensee
Summary of case: Local tribunal said that he was one of 4 sons, none of whom were in the Army and he should join the Army at once. His mother's appeal was based on the fact that her other three sons were engaged in war work, two as analytical chemists on munitions, the other had been rejected for the Army and was a surveyor at Eldon Colliery. This son was medically examined in 1915 and rejected but since passed for sedentary work. He also is an authorised despatch rider for the Police. She stated that she could not run the business without him.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Nov 1916. Dismissed |