| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3403
Appeal against conscription of: Jonathan Dean
Age: 38
Address: Spittal Bridge, Whitby
Occupation: Grocer and provision merchant
Local tribunal: Whitby 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: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of Case: As well as his business, Dean has a clothing club at 1 shilling per week. He is £160 out. If he is called to the colours it will mean serious hardship for his wife and five children. He would be ruined after 25 years of saving. His baby twins are visited constantly by the doctor at considerable expense and he also suffers from heart failure himself and nervous debility. The military representative appeal against the decision of the local tribunal which gave Dean three months to make arrangements. The military representative also states that there are too many grocers in Whitby.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 19 Apr 1917. Allowed. Certificate to be cancelled. Military appeal |