| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4228
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph William Wilkinson
Age: 38
Address: East Ayton
Occupation: Clog block maker
Local tribunal: Scarborough 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, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Joseph William Wilkinson
Summary of case: On 19 April 1917 Wilkinson was allowed exemption to 31 July 1917. The military representative appealed against this decision on 25 May but this was dismissed. Wilkinson makes clog blocks, 20000 a year which he sends into the West Riding of Lancashire every year. There is a serious shortage of clog blocks, I had a letter this morning ordering 12000 pairs of blocks.
I fell all my own timber, and have 1000 cubic feet of wood laid which will go rotten if not worked. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3409].
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Sep 1917. Allowed to 31 March 1918. |