| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number:3428
Appeal against conscription of: John Smith
Age: 40
Address: Hazelgrove, Great Broughton, Stokesley
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Stokesley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Smith
Summary of Case: I am a wholesale and retail butcher at Broughton, Stokesley. I have had the business 18 years. I also have a slaughterhouse at Broughton. I sell to butchers at Middlesbrough and district wholesale and retail at Middlesbrough market. I have a stall in the market. I do all my own slaughtering. I have no one to assist me at all. I was granted exemption on the last occasion on the condition I took up work of national importance in the district for three days a week which I have duly carried out. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2264]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Aug 1917. Allowed to 1 Jan 1918 on same terms as [all previous] viz: working 3 days a week and keeping a diary of work done. |