| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4785
Appeal against conscription of: John Joseph Harrison
Age: 38
Address: Station Road, Redcar
Occupation: Tobacconist etc.
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Joseph Harrison
Summary of case: Harrison has been in an established business as a hairdresser and tobacconist for 8 years. He was given one months exemption by the Redcar tribunal in March 1916 and closed his saloon but continued private outdoor work. On 7 April 1916 Richmond Medical Board rejected him as unfit. He carried on building up his tobacconist business. He is not a well man having gastric catarrh and is constantly under medical care. He can only control his condition with a rigorous diet. I was medically classified RR by the central medical board in Leeds in September last [1917]. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3806]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 5 Apr 1918. Dismissed. |