| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3876
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Arthur Bradshaw
Age: 35
Address: 31 Milton Street Hull Road York
Occupation: Manager of hosiery and leather department of Messrs. Isaac Walton & Co. Ltd.
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Crombie & Sons, solicitors on behalf of Isaac Walton & Co Ltd.
Summary of case: The firm have a large military clientele, 14 of their staff have already joined. At this time last year they had six employees of military age. They came before the advisory board and local tribunal conditional exemption granted to three, the other three joining up. The military representative has now reviewed the three who were granted conditional exemptions; two of these were class A and one class B1, obviously an invalid. The local tribunal refused to interfere with the certificate of exemption with the B1 man but withdrew both the class A ones..... Mr Bradshaw has a very delicate wife, she is constantly being attended by Dr Reynolds. He has to support his aged widowed mother. He is a member of the Volunteer Training Corps and is doing more than his share of picquet [sic] and guard duty ....... he is also a special constable. Clerk to local tribunal stated: This man has been passed in category "A" and the local tribunal think his work of insufficient importance to retain him in civil life. The selling of goods could be done by women and the management of the department be placed under the principle or heads of other departments.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Jul 1917. Dismissed. But not to be called up before 1 Sep 1917 |