| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2985
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Anthony Bell
Age: 37
Address: Haxby
Occupation: Warehouseman and horseman
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural 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 e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: J M Bentley, corn merchant, grocer and provision dealer, employer.
Summary of case: Bell had originally been rejected on medical grounds but was reassessed at grade C1. On 25 Oct 1916 he was given exemption until 1 Jan 1917. His employer gave details of his work collecting and delivering large weights of feedstuffs to local farmers, who could not spare men to collect from his premises. He had advertised for a replacement but none had been suitable.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Mar 1917. Allowed to 31 July 1917 (a). |