| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 26
Appeal against conscription of: James Frederick Bowes
Age: 25
Address: Pinecrest, Station Rd, Seamer, Scarborough
Occupation: Clerk in rate office
Local tribunal: Scarborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: James Frederick Bowes
Summary of case: The decision of the local tribunal was unjust. My application to them, based upon my sincere religious convictions, was for total exemption from all military service conditional upon my being engaged in some work of national importance, such as the Friends Ambulance unit
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Mar 1916. Appellant to serve as non-combatant. |