| Description | North Riding Appeal tribunal number: 2417
Appeal against conscription of: Samuel Gordon Armstrong
Age: 20
Address: Fulford Road, York
Occupation: Gardener etc
Local tribunal: York City 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: George Crombie, solicitor, on behalf of Samuel Gordon Armstrong
Summary of case: He was originally granted temporary exemption to enable his father to find a substitute worker. The business supplies over 700 gallons of milk as well as vegetables to the military hospitals and barracks; the father has suffered a stroke and the only other worker is over 70. It proved impossible to find another man but the local tribunal felt that he should nevertheless serve. Armstrong appealed against this decision.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Allowed until 1 Apr 1917 |