| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3364
Appeal against conscription of: George Will Metcalfe
Age: 34
Address: Lockton, Pickering
Occupation: Grocer etc
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: None stated.
Appellant: John Kirk, Military Representative
Summary of case: Following an appeal due to orders to review all certificates where men had been passed for general service and who had a certificate previous to Sep 1916. Metcalfe, who had received an absolute exemption on 21 Feb 1916 from the local tribunal, was given a temporary exemption until 1 Oct 1917 not to be renewed. The military representative appeals against this exemption on the basis that Metcalfe is not in a reserved occupation, has been passed for general service and that his father and sisters could keep the business going without him. The local tribunal state that his father is 78 and cannot carry on the business without him. Metcalfe also has 2 cows and grows and sells a great deal of fruit and vegetables. He's the only man employed and is in the Volunteer Training Corps.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Apr 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal |