| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2037
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Edgar Thornton
Age: 23
Address: 37 Garden Street, York
Occupation: Manager of furniture and antique dealers business, also horse dealers business
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: George Crombie, solicitor on behalf of Joseph Thornton, father, and employer
Summary of case: The appellant has recently undergone a serious operation, is unfit to run the business and it will have to close if the son is called up. The local tribunal felt that the turnover of the business was now almost nominal and the father could run it.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Nov 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917. Decision of local tribunal varied. Not to be final. |