| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5435
Appeal against conscription of: William Rand
Age: 43
Address: Victoria Street, South Bank
Occupation: Grocer etc
Local tribunal: Eston Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Rand
Summary of case: RandÂ’s appeal to the local tribunal was refused and he appealed this decision. He is married with one child and has had the grocery business for 28 years. His medical category is Grade 2. He has no assistance in the shop except a boy who comes after school and at the weekends. His wife could not carry on the business and therefore is he goes to war he will have to sell up. He is also a sub-post master for an important industrial area in South Bank.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 27 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |