| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3350
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Edmund Logan
Age: 41
Address: 9 Railway View, Dringhouses
Occupation: Porter etc
Local tribunal: York City 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: Crombie & Sons, solicitors, York on behalf of John Grisdale, employer and Herbert Edmund Logan
Summary of case: Herbert is employed by a costumier and furrier. His employed considers him indispensable because of the amount of heavy lifting required and the impossibility of replacing him. The only other male employee was rejected by the Army. Herbert's own appeal is on the same grounds. His wife is unwell and they have 5 children under 15. He is a member of the Volunteer Training Corps. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2184]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Apr 1917. Allowed to 1 Sep 1917. |