| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3705
Appeal against conscription of: James John Wilkinson
Age: 35
Address: 10, Soppett St., Redcar
Occupation: Bioscope operator
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: William Jarvis, Military Representative
Summary of case: The initial application to the local tribunal was by Mrs Charlotte Wells, proprietor of the Gem Picture Palace who stated that she was a widow, the business was her only means of support and she must have a manage. Wilkinson is married and engaged on munitions work in the day time. The local tribunal gave him temporary exemption, twice, conditional on his being and remaining engaged on munitions work to be found by the military authorities. The local tribunal dismissed the tribunal dismissed the military representative's appeal for a review on 14 September 1916. The military representative maintained that Wilkinsons medical fitness and the urgent need for men for the Army as well as his unskilled work in the munitions meant that it was not in the national interest that he remain in his present occupation.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Jun 1917. Dismissed Military appeal. Man allowed conditional exemption as long as he continues full time on munitions as at present. |