| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3944
Appeal against conscription of: William Charles Swann
Age: 40
Address: Black Bull Middleham
Occupation: Inn Keeper, hairdresser and Auxiliary Postman
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Charles Swann
Summary of case: Farms 16 acres with 24 sheep and 16 cattle with no other help. In the evenings he runs a small hairdressing business. He also has taken on duties with the Post Office as they struggled for staff. He is married with three children. The local tribunal finds Swann has been classified as B1 fit and also acts as an innkeeper, they conclude that it is not in the national interest for Swann to remain in civil work and hardship would not ensure.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Jul 1917. Dismissed. |