| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3039
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Henry Shaw
Age: 39
Address: Helstonleigh, East Row, Sandsend
Occupation: Gardener
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal:
Appellant: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of case: Shaw had been given a conditional exemption and the military representative had appealed on the grounds that it was not in the national interest that Shaw remains in his present occupation. Also, the work stipulated for him by the local tribunal had not continued. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1 1011]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Mar 1917 Dismissed. Military appeal |