| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 291
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur [Herald] Blanshard
Age: 23
Address: 24 Hungate, York
Occupation: Coal merchant
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Services Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Major C A Herbert, Military Representative
Summary of case: The local tribunaldecided that Blanshard was in a certified occupation as a coal carman
..Claimant sells an average of 30 tons of coal per week and partly maintains a young brother and sister. Major Herbert appeals against this decision, This man should not have been granted conditional exemption. As a coal merchant he is not engaged in a certified occupation. I understand this man is also his own carter delivering coal to private homes.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal tribunal: 3 Apr 1916. Exemption to 1 Jul 1916 |