| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2667
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Kendra
Age: 33
Address: 29 Henry Street, Redcar
Occupation: Pawnbroker
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Herbert Kendra
Summary of case: At the local tribunal Kendra said he was 'a Derby medical reject with a deformed left foot and not fit for foot work'. The local tribunal agreed a temporary exemption to 31 Dec 1916 on condition he remained in his present work and joined the Volunteer Training Corps. His appeal to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal was on business grounds: they had heavy stocks amounting to over £7000, partners had enlisted, and it had proved an impossibility of finding replacements. The local tribunal thought Kendra had had time to remedy this and also said the Advisory Committee recommended that he should go
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Jan 1917. Dismissed, but leave to appeal to Central Medical Board granted |