| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4235
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Colley
Age: 38
Address: 37 Bar Street, Scarborough
Occupation: Master boot repairer
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Not stated
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Thomas Colley
Summary of case: The local tribunal had undertaken a detailed analysis of the number of boots which would need repairing in Scarborough each year and had then considered the number of boot repairers in the town. They had concluded that four, including Thomas Colley, could be spared to join the army. Colley appealed against this decision. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/233, NRCC/CL 9/1/34 and NRCC/CL 9/1/4236]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Sep 1917. Dismissed. |