| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2995
Appeal against conscription of: John Benjamin Priestley
Age: 39
Address: 36 Bootham, York
Occupation: Slaughterman
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Henry Tolsoe, Military Representative
Summary of case: The employer of this man is 35 years of age and single, and he has in his employ at the present time, in addition to the above man a pork butcher about 42 years of age and a young man about 18 years old who is able to slaughter
I attach great importance to this claim as it is an attempt to break an arrangement made by the York Advisory Committee, and which I have gone into personally, and of which I think highly as a fair and reasonable compromise for the present time.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Mar 1917. Military appeal allowed, certificate to be withdrawn. |