| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4345
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Thomas Mewis
Age: 37
Address: Crook Hill, Skelton, York
Occupation: Head warehouseman etc.
Local tribunal: Flaxton 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: J Wormald, Military Representative
Summary of case: Arthur works as head warehouseman for Johnson Dodds & Co importers and wholesale distributors of tea and coffee in York. They have released several men already to serve in the forces and rely on Arthur's experience. On a personal level, Arthur is responsible for five children, one of whom is disabled. He also runs his own business as grocer and provision merchant in Skelton. His days are spent at Johnson Dodds & Co, his evening and weekends are taken up managing his own business, while his wife runs the shop during the day. Arthur states that he is engaged in a certified occupation. Local tribunal exempted him to 1 Jan 1918. The military representative appeals against this decision stating that there is an Urgent need of men and that Johnson Dodds & Co; York should appeal for him to the York City Tribunal if they wish to retain him, rather than Mewis putting in a personal appeal.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 22 Oct 1917. Dismissed, Military appeal. |