| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3118
Appeal against conscription of: Fred Whitton
Age: 18
Address: Wath, Ripon
Occupation: Taylors Apprentice
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: c) education or training, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Thomas Whitton, father
Summary of case: Father has one son already in army and wishes for Fred to finish his apprenticeship. It would be difficult to continue the business without Fred. Local tribunal states Fred is not indentured and another man in village, aged 70, also assists. John Whitton doesn't pay full attention to his business if he did the youth would not need to be employed.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Mar 1917. Dismissed. |