| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3694
Appeal against conscription of: George Edwin Pollard
Age: 22
Address: 86 Gilly Gate, York
Occupation: Pork Butcher
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Crombie & Sons, solicitors on behalf of George Edwin Pollard
Summary of case: The applicants attention has been drawn to the recent decision of the Central Tribunal, and to the various statements by chairmen of Important London Tribunals to the effect that applicants were entitled not as a privilege, but as a legal right to receive exemption when they established to the satisfaction of the tribunal that serious hardship would ensue owing I the exceptional business obligations, and in view of the following fact the applicant contends that his case comes within the above decision. In 1914 Pollard tried volunteering for the army but was rejected due to his eyesight and a rupture. Once rejected he purchased a butchers business, if called up he will lose £100 causing serious hardship. He believes himself to be conditionally exempt due to nature of work and the fact his owns his own business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Jun 1917. Dismissed, not to be called up before 1 July 1917. |