| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4893
Appeal against conscription of: William Gorman
Age: 41
Address: 19 Foster Street, Brotton
Occupation: Stores manager
Local tribunal: Hinderwell Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: East Cleveland Coop Soc Ltd, Loftus
Summary of case: This man has full charge of one branch at Brotton where we are doing a weekly trade of over £800. He is the only man we have left in the grocery and provision dept, the rest are in the army and have been replaced by females. We are distributing a vast amount of foodstuffs in the munition area, and find great difficulty in keeping the departments going, owing to the shortage of labour. We appeal for conditional exemption. [See NRCC/CL 9/1/3021, NRCC/CL 9/1/4467]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 16 Apr 1918. Allowed to 1 Sep 1918. |