| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4493
Appeal against conscription of: Alva Cecil Smith
Age: 18
Address: 168 Walmgate, York
Occupation: Turner
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
Appellant: Harold Smith of Smith Bros. Engineers, employer
Summary of case: Highly skilled making jigs and tools and the only skilled man left. The employer asks for an exemption until a replacement can be found. The Ministry of Munitions states that the firm were not doing the minimum amount of war work for the man to be entitled to a protection certificate. Smith also refused to enrol as a War Munition Volunteer which would have granted him exemption.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Dec 1917. Dismissed. |