| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3505
Appeal against conscription of: Alfred Holt
Age: 17
Address: 1 Western Terrace, New Earswick
Occupation: Mercantile clerk
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: G H Mennell, Solicitors for Alfred Holt
Summary of case: Alfred Holt appealed on the grounds of conscientious objection to military acts. He came from a family of conscientious objectors and made an application on the Ground of Conscientious Objection form was completed by Holt stating that he was willing to do work of national importance that was not of a military nature. He had made contact with the Friends' Ambulance Unit to seek work with their organisation.. G H Mennell stated that Holt was accepted for ambulance work by the unit on approval of the tribunal. The appeal was allowed conditional as long as he remained a member of the Friend' Ambulance Unit.
Supporting evidence: 3 pieces
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 May 1917 Allowed, Conditional exemption as long as he remains a member of the Friends' Ambulance Unit |