| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3763
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Whitfield
Age: 34
Address: Scorton via Darlington
Occupation: Threshing machine man
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Dorothy Whitfield, mother and employer
Summary of case: Whitfield had been granted an absolute exemption on employment grounds and this had now been withdrawn in May 1917. Dorothy Whitfield was widowed and the business was her sole means of support. She would be left with only two men if her one was called up. Also, machinery needed mending. The local tribunal stated in their reasons for withdrawing Whitfields exemption that only one machine was fully used and that Whitfield should join.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Jun 1917. Dismissed. |