| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4080
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Henry Blewitt
Age: 41
Address: 3 Waterloo Cottages, Ruswarp
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: John Hutton pp Prudential Assurance co ltd.
Summary of case: He has been passed for Class C1 only, and is at present engaged in work of greater national importance than it would be possible for him to perform in this grade of the army service. He is assisting in the work of dispensing Medical Sanatorium and Sickness Benefit to the civilian population and also to wounded and discharged sailors and soldiers. He is also an Officer in Charge of a large Corps of boy Cadets numbering about 250 in Whitby and District [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2776]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Aug 1917 Allowed to 1 Jan 1918. |