| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3255
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Harold Boynton
Age: 20
Address: Post Office, Carthorpe, Bedale
Occupation: General dealer
Local tribunal: Bedale Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Nathan Boynton, employer
Summary of case: He had been passed C1 but the appellant argued that he was rendering national service through his work as acting postmaster, farming, grocery and drapery work. The local tribunal noted that his work as postmaster was unofficial and the business was not of any magnitude.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 31 Mar 1917. Dismissed but not to be called up before 1 May 1917. |