| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2023
Appeal against conscription of: Cuthbert Leo Addyman
Age: 28
Address: 45 Elmwood Street, York
Occupation: Grocer and provisions dealer
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Cuthbert Addyman
Summary of Case: Married with two children and expecting a third. I carry on the business of grocer and provision dealer with an off beer licence attached to No 45 Elmwood Street, York. Reported unjustly by competitors that he was fishing on Wednesday afternoons when the shop was closed. The days are long and tiring and I considered I was entitled on Wednesday afternoons or occasionally on a slack afternoon to take an hours fishing as I did within call of home, of course I cannot sell from my shop on Wednesday afternoons but we open again from 6 to 8.30. The military representative read an anonymous letter to the tribunal which grossly exaggerated my absence from home and he stated that some people had called at the office to report that I ought to be in the army.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Nov 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917 |