| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4047
Appeal against conscription of: William Birks
Age: 37
Address: 76 Poplar Street, York
Occupation: Clerk
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation b) engaged in different occupation d) serious hardship e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: William Birks
Summary of case: The appellant is a married man with two children. His wife is in a very bad state of health. She has chronic gastritis with vomiting. She is anaemic and very weak and will be confined in a few days. The appellant has been classified as B2 by the President who did not want to examine him and the other doctors were of opinion that he was not fit for that category. He holds a letter signed by the Lieut Col that he had been examined by the Ordnance Office and was declared as medically unfit and he has on another occasion been rejected. He suffers from an ulcerated leg, nasal catarrh, bronchitis and dental trouble. He asks that he may be sent before a Special Medical Board as he is very dissatisfied with his own medical examination.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 17 Nov1917. Allowed. Adjourned to Special Medical Board. Appeal allowed until 1 Mar 1918 |