| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2850
Appeal against conscription of: William Richmond
Age: 38
Address: The Garden Gate Inn, Carmelite Street, Hungate, York
Occupation: Licensed Victualler
Local tribunal: York City 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: Crombie & Sons solicitors for William Richmond
Summary of case: He is a licensee of the Garden Gate Inn, Carmelite Street, Hungate, York. He does an extensive trade, amounting to £1360 per annum. The licensed house accommodates from 60 to 70 persons, and is situate in a working class district. The applicant does cellar work, and attends to the licensed premised without any assistance
..The applicant also maintains his wifes mother, Mrs Catherine Kelly, St Saviours Court York, and he pays her rent, and maintains her in food and clothes, she having no other means of support.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 15 Feb 1917. Dismissed. |