| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4370
Appeal against conscription of: William Noble
Age: 32
Address: Lorne Villas, Great Broughton
Occupation: Tailor
Local tribunal: Stokesley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Noble
Summary of case: In July 1917 Noble was granted exemption to 1 Oct 1917,conditional on his working two whole days a week on the land to the satisfaction of M.R. Stokesley and to keep a diary of work done. His case was that as a Master Tailor making, repairing and altering clothing for a wide and scattered district chiefly for farmers with a 200-300 customers, working on his own, his employee having been killed in action, he has therefore more work than he can get done without the two days out. His wife is delicate, requires a lot of support and cannot possibly carry the business on. He would suffer financially. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3795, NRCC/CL 9/1/4797, NRCC/CL 9/1/5438, NRCC/CL 9/1/5773]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Oct 1917. Allowed to 31 Mar 1918 conditionally on his working two whole days a week on the land etc. |