| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2492
Appeal against conscription of: Jonathan Oliver Kearsley
Age: Not stated
Address: 3 Springwell Terrace, Northallerton
Occupation: Chemist's assistant
Local tribunal: Northallerton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Henry Fairburn, employer
Summary of case: Applicant has 25 years practical experience of dispensing medicines and Fairburn states that it is impossible to get a lady dispenser or a man over age to replace him. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/1697]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 15 Feb 1917 Allowed conditional exemption whilst in present occupation |