| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2408
Appeal against conscription of: George Poole
Age: 39
Address: Long Street, Easingwold
Occupation: Fish dealer
Local tribunal: Easingwold Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: George Poole
Summary of case: His businesses, which include feeding pigs as well as fresh and fried fish, would have to be given up if he was called up. The local tribunal granted exemption to 1 February 1917 conditional on his joining and remaining an active member of the North Riding Volunteer Regiment. The North Riding Appeal Tribunal dismissed his case but he subsequently wrote to say that he was a tanner by trade and wished to re-open his appeal on those grounds. The North Riding Appeal Tribunal refused.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand. |