| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4596
Appeal against conscription of: John Cowell
Age: 31
Address: 3 Victoria Place, Northallerton
Occupation: Stone dresser etc
Local tribunal: Northallerton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Francis Scholes, employer. Manager of the Northallerton Provident Coen Mill Society Limited
Summary of case: Scholes said Cowell is only classed C1, is married and has one child. Also, the mill where he worked had already lost half of the workforce to the army. Cowell was the only man who could dress the stone used for grinding the stones. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/14163]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 17 Jan 1918. Conditional exemption provided he remains in his present occupation (no time limit) |