| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5470
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Campbell
Age: 35
Address: 10 Cromwell Road, South Bank
Occupation: Hippodrome manager
Local tribunal: Eston Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested : Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Arthur Campbell
Summary of case: The local tribunal had refused his appeal and stated that Campbell should not be called up before 29 July 1918. Campbell appealed this decision stating that he had invested in a cinema business, The Hippodrome in South Bank, and that he would suffer serious hardship if he was to be called up because he would lose all of his life savings which he had invested in the business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 27 Jun 1918. Dismissed |