| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5044
Appeal against conscription of: Harry Foster
Age: 39
Address: South End, Northallerton
Occupation: Fancy draper etc
Local tribunal: Northallerton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Major Hutton Squire, National Service representative
Summary of case: Appellant states it is not in the national interest that this man remains in his current occupation as his wife could easily run the business, releasing him for the army. In his previous appeal to the local tribunal, Foster states that he has been doing Red Cross work and given up his Easter holiday to work in the military hospital in York and that he is actually suffering from appendicitis and awaiting an operation. The local tribunal granted him temporary exemption until 8 October 1918 on the grounds of hardship. The national service representative appealed against this decision.
Supporting evidence:
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 28 May 1918. Allowed. National Service appeal. Certificate to be cancelled. |