| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3908
Appeal against conscription of: John Francis Lyth
Age:40
Address: Iburndale, Sleights
Occupation: Secretary of Oddfellows
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: William Duck, Chairman of Sleights Branch of Oddfellows
Summary of case: Lyth has such a thorough knowledge of the work that the management committee of the Lodge consider that it is expedient in the national interest that he remains in his present position. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2779, 2780, 2781 and 2782. NRCC/CL 9/1/3906, 3907 and 3909]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 16 Jul 1917. Dismissed. |