| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3315
Appeal against conscription of: Norman Tetlow Williamson
Age: 24
Address: Sussex House, Yorkers Gate, Malton
Occupation: Dental Surgeon
Local tribunal: Malton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John W Lumley, employer and Dental Surgeon
Summary of case: Williamsons employer states Williamson runs the practices in Malton, Kirbymoorside and Pickering, a population in total of 40,000. A locum has been sort but with no success. There is only one other dentist in the area. The local tribunal found Williamson was a one man business and that the need was pressing for fit men of under 30 for General Service. If Williamson had been head of the practice he would have been granted the exemption.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Apr 1917. Dismissed |