| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 484
Appeal against conscription of: Douglas Henry Wright
Age: 18
Address: 2 High Street, Lingdale, Boosbeck
Occupation: Manager grocer's shop
Local tribunal: Skelton and Brotton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Thomas E Wright, father and employer
Summary of case: Douglas Wright is the Manager of my Moorsholm branch. Grocer and Flour and Corn dealer. No female can manage this business as I have a large sack trade such as flour, pollard, bran and corn etc. The local tribunal had stated that an older man or a woman should be perfectly able to do the work. The shop is only a branch shop in a small moorland village.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 May 1916. Dismissed. |