| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2661
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Hunton
Age: 33
Address: 18 Zetland Terrace, Saltburn
Occupation: Brass smelter
Local tribunal: Saltburn by the Sea Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Ernest Hunton
Summary of case: Hunton had sought exemption at the local tribunal, saying his trade of engineering was on the list of certified occupations. His appeal was dismissed so he appealed again, saying he was aggrieved by the local tribunal's decision. The local tribunal stated their reasons for dismissing the original appeal: Ernest Hunton has worked for more as a painter than at the trade under which he claims exemption and was working as a painter at the date of National Registration Act [1915]. He left Armstrongs on the 20th November last with a Clearance Certificate so that it is difficult to understand his reference to Sec 7 of the Munition Act. In the opinion of the [local] tribunal he only went to Armstrong to evade the military Service Act. considered, inter alia, Hunton only went to work at Armstrongs to evade the Military Service Act.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Jan 1917. Withdrawn |