| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3042
Appeal against conscription of: William Sanderson Coates
Age: 33
Address: Steam Sawmills, Ruswarp
Occupation: Sawmills proprietor
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: William Sanderson Coates
Summary of case: Coates original appeal was on the grounds that he was in a reserved occupation, making wooden boxes for the fish trade in Grimsby, Whitby, Staithes etc. The local tribunal agreed and granted exemption conditional upon him remaining in this work and joining the Voluntary Training Corp. This certificate was withdrawn on1 Feb 1917. Coates appealed against this decision
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Mar 1917 Dismissed |