| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 339
Appeal against conscription of: George Johnson
Age: Not stated
Address: High Street, Great Ayton
Occupation: Compressed air machine drill operator in whinstone mines
Local tribunal: Stokesley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: J.W. Wood on behalf of the Gribdale Mining Coy., Ltd., employer
Summary of case: He is a specialist worker in power drilling who could not easily be replaced. The company has already lost 52 men out of a staff of 89. The local tribunal did not consider whinstone quarrying or mining a certified [exempt] occupation. Moreover the demand for road metal is very limited.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Apr 1916. Dismissed. |