| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4230
Appeal against conscription of: James Pindar Boddy
Age: 32
Address: Scalby, Scarborough
Occupation: Grocer
Local tribunal: Scalby Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: J F Vesey FitzGerald, Military Representative
Summary of case: Boddys case to the local tribunal in July 1917 was that he is indispensable to the running of the family grocery business. The local tribunal felt that this is a concrete case of a 'one man business' of Public Necessity and he is a valuable member of the Local Volunteer Force. The military representative appealed against this decision.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Sep 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal |