| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4869
Appeal against conscription of: Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman
Age: 21
Address: Archbishop Holgates School, York
Occupation: Assistant schoolmaster
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman
Summary of case: As the son of an un-naturalised German it is impossible for me to take any active part in the war. I submit that by continuing to teach I could do work of immensely greater national value than I could do as a member of a Labour Battalion.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 13 Apr 1918. Dismissed. |