| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2379
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest V Agar
Age: 40
Address: 8 Haggersgate, Whitby
Occupation: Painter
Local tribunal: Whitby Urban District 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: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of Case: Exemption granted on 23 Jun 1916 conditional on his following his present occupation and joining the Volunteer Training Corps. The military representative appealed against this, but the appeal was dismissed by the local tribunal on condition that he takes up work of national importance. He failed to get work at the shipyards but was engaged in the Ironstone Mines at Boulby. This was approved by the North Riding Appeal Tribunal on 23 Mar 1917 as satisfying the condition.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Dismissed Military appeal but man to take up work of National Importance to be approved by Chairman of this tribunal |