| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 456
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick John Jaques
Age: Not stated
Address: Wath, Ripon
Occupation: Tailors manager
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Frederick John Jaques
Summary of Case: He is manager of two tailors shops in Wath and Ripon with four men employed over military age. He states that due to financial and business obligations he should be exempt as his call up to the army would lead to the business having to be shut up and serious loss ensue. He has outstanding debts of accounts which he needs to collect. He is a special constable for the North Riding and a motor dispatch rider making his motor cycle available for this service. Military representive stated that this man is a likely looking man to make a soldier
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Apr 1916. Dismissed. |