| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4480
Appeal against conscription of: Charles William Goodall
Age: 36
Address: 16 Tennyson Avenue, Scarborough
Occupation: Police Court and Solicitors Clerk
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship and e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Birdsall Cross and Black, Solicitors, employer
Summary of case: Mr Goodall is employed as Senior Clerk to the Clerk to Magistrates for the Borough of Scarborough. His work requires a considerable knowledge of the practice of the Criminal Courts and is especially important at the present time, owing to the great mass of Statutes, Regulations and Orders passed and made in connection with the War. Only a person of experience can properly perform the duties required of him and it is impossible to replace him at the present time. It is in the national interest that sufficient staff should be allowed for the administration of Justice. He also does office work and the staff there is depleted through the War. Mr Goodall was called up to join the forces on 6 August 1917 but owing to the illness of the Magistrates Clerk, leave was granted by the Army Council to make a further application for exemption, and temporary exemption to 1 January 1918 was granted.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Dec 1917 Allowed to 31 Mar 1918. |