| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5187
Appeal against conscription of: John Wilson
Age: 31
Address: 1 Carlow Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Leather merchant etc
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Wilson
Summary of case: The local tribunal found that it is not in the national interest that this man who has been passed fit should remain in civil life Wilson appealed this decision stating that he is the sole proprietor of wholesale and retail leather merchant and boot repair business. He supplies over one hundred repairers in Middlesbrough and district. His business would be ruined if he was called up...
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 7 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |