| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4538
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Drydon Crowe
Age: 39
Address: c/o Navy and Army canteen board, Catterick Camp
Occupation: Commercial clerk
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Henry Drydon Crowe
Summary of case: 3 Nov 1917 Crowe appeals on the grounds that his aged parents rely on him and that if he is taken there is not a relative left to look after them. He has also been rejected several times on health grounds and states My present classification is unreasonable and I ask for another medical Exam. Crowe was granted another medical examination. A succession of paperwork overrides the decision as it is agreed that Crowe is doing important work for the war office working in Newcastle, 25 March 1918. It had been requested the appeal go to a Central Tribunal, however the paperwork was never forwarded.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 5 Jan 1918. Dismissed. Man not to be called up before 14 July 1918. |