| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2772
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Keith Mackwood
Age: 26
Address: 53 Lyelle Street, Scarborough
Occupation: Tramway foreman
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship , e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: J V Moinet, Manager of Scarborough Tramways Company
Summary of case: He had been granted exemption to 1 Jan 1917 but the local tribunal felt that a substitute could be found and that there were men in Scarborough capable of doing the work. The company argued that the work was specialist, including the maintenance of brakes on the trams, especially important in a hilly district like Scarborough. It is expedient in the national interest that the man should instead of being employed in military service be engaged in other work in which he is habitually engaged.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Feb 1917. Allowed to 9 Apr 1917, this to be final. |