| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2662
Appeal against conscription of: Benjamin Stuart
Age: 33
Address: 4 Oxford Street, Saltburn
Occupation: Seed merchant
Local tribunal: Saltburn by the Sea Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Benjamin Stuart
Summary of case: Sole proprietor and manager of business. Have no one to assist or carry on in my absence, consequently the business would be broken up, which would mean financial ruin to myself, wife and family who are all solely dependent upon it for our maintenance. Arranged to purchase business while in Canada and took possession within a week of arriving in England six weeks previous to outbreak of war. Already Recommended by local tribunal for non-combatant service. Stuart was member of the Plymouth Brethren and the local tribunal were convinced of his convictions on conscientious grounds.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Jan 1917. Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand |