| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4260
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Edmond Logan
Age: 41
Address: 9 Railway View, Dringhouses, York
Occupation: Porter
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: John Grisedale, employer
Summary of case: His appeal to the local tribunal on 11 Apr 1917 resulted in an exemption to 1 Sep 1917. Grisedale appealed against this decision: Logan is one of two men employed by Messrs Border & Co. as a warehouseman and porter. He is indispensable due to the shortage of labour. He has been passed B1 and is flat footed. He had six children and one recently died, and a wife who is in a weak state of health, aided by shock from an air raid. He is 41 years of age. [See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/3350]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 28 Sep 1917. Dismissed |