| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3961
Appeal against conscription of: James Richard M Shuttleworth
Age: 37
Address: 134 West Row, California, Eston.
Occupation: Hospital porter
Local tribunal: Eston Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: James Webb, Secretary to the Hospital at Eston
Summary of case: Shuttleworth duties are to attend to men brought in from local works and mines. He is the only male attendant in the hospital. 40 beds in the hospital are put aside for the Admiralty. Since the last appeal the Hospital has advertised for someone to take over but no applicant came forward. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2544]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 27 Jul 1917. Allowed conditional exemption while in present occupation |