| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3038
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Jackson
Age: 33
Address: Lebim Hall Farm, Egton Bridge
Occupation: Farm labourer
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: none
Appellant: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of case: The local tribunal had granted “exemption conditional on his following his present occupation and joining a Volunteer Training Corps”. The military representative appealed on the grounds that Jackson had been passed for general service and it was in the national interest that the exemption is subject to a satisfactory substitute being found. The local tribunal refused this and the military representative then appealed to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Mar 1917 Allowed certificate to be varied. And man to have conditional exemption until substitute is found |