| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4082
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur William West
Age: 25
Address: 5 Gray Street, Whitby
Occupation: Horseman and Rolleyman
Local tribunal: Whitby Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Lieut. Graham Craig Military Representative
Summary of case: It is not in the national interest that this man should remain in his present occupation, but should be engaged in military service. The local tribunal in their reasons for giving conditional exemption state that Mr Spavin, the employers, is a dealer and repairer of agricultural implements etc. and a seedsman dealer in cake and foodstuffs
.It is important in the national interests that his business should be carried on especially in view of the shortage of labour and the more recourse to machinery.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Aug 1917 Dismissed. Military appeal |