| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5108
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Pearson
Age: 40
Address: 77 Scalby Road, Scarborough
Occupation: Hairdresser
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: George Okey, National Service Representative
Summary of case: The local tribunal had granted Pearson temporary exemption to 8 Nov 1918. Their reasons for this were stated as: This man got conditional exemption some considerable time ago. They have reviewed the certificate and see little point in changing it except to make it a temporary rather than an open ended exemption. The national service representative appealed the decision.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 30 May 1918. Allowed National Service Appeal Certificate of local tribunal varied and man exempted to 1 Sep 1918. |