| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2067
Appeal against conscription of: James Henry Alderson
Age: 31
Address: Ruckstone, Stockton Lane, York
Occupation: Fat refiner and edible fat manufacturer, grease manufacturer, bone de-greaser
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: JM Alderson, father and business partner
Summary of case: Local tribunal granted exemption until 1 Dec 1916, for his father to make the necessary arrangements. His father is 66 and is ruptured so unable to lift heavy weights. The business is only a two man operation. The local tribunal considered his father capable of managing the business and there was no reason why this young man should not serve his country.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Nov 1916.Allowed until 7 Jan 1917. Decision of local tribunal to be varied. |