| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4257
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Widd
Age: 26
Address: Field View, York Road, Haxby
Occupation: Grocer relief manager
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Thomas Widd
Summary of case: Widd worked as a Grocer Relief Manager, and his employers had agreed to release him. He had been examined in Richmond on 25 May 1916 and classified totally unfit for any category of military service. He was re-examined in York on 18 May 1917 and classified A. The local tribunal refused the exemption as he did not appear, and the medical grounds were not considered.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 28 Sep 1917. Dismissed |