| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5106
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Brown
Age:35
Address: 4 Unicorn Place, Scarborough
Occupation: Market gardener
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: J.E. Ames, employer
Summary of case: As it is a certified occupation, and Charles Brown is the only man left it is an extreme case of hardship. The four other men have already gone to the war. There has 'been an honest endeavour to find a replacement without success'.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 30 May 1918 Dismissed. |