| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2989
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Yardley Alderson
Age: 25
Address: 43 Vicar's Terrace, Layerthorpe, York
Occupation: Ledger clerk to W Leetham & Sons, flour millers.
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Arthur Yardley Alderson
Summary of case: An earlier appeal made by Alderson's employers, resulted in a certificate of conditional exemption. The military representative appealed on 23 Jan 1917, as Alderson was passed B1 by the medical board and the certificate was withdrawn. Alderson then appealed on personal grounds, citing the extreme ill-health of both his aged parents. He wrote a letter explaining that he had been unaware that he could appeal on grounds of personal hardship at the time of the first appeal.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Mar 1917. Dismissed, no sufficient hardship. |