| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3303
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Frederick Colley
Age: 22
Address: 32 Trafalgar St, Scarborough
Occupation: Coal Banker
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Frederick Colley, father
Summary of case: Frederick Colley runs a coal business; one man has joined the army leaving only Charles to help, without him he could not carry on the business. Charles Colley has previously been rejected due to suffering from St Vitus Dance and has spent nine weeks in a sanatorium for Diphtheria. The local tribunal found he was not in certified occupation and his health would be no worse in the army than in civilian life. They also were not satisfied than a replacement could not be found.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 3 Apr 1917. Dismissed. |