| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5554
Appeal against conscription of: Charles E J Pickard
Age: 44
Address: Manor Private Hotel, Scarborough
Occupation: Boarding house manager
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity
Medical grade: 2
Appellant: Charles E Pickard
Summary of case: The local tribunal dismissed Pickards appeal stating that most men who enter the army are not accustomed to hardship and there is nothing different about Pickard. They also argue that his wife is a capable manageress. Pickard appealed this decision stating that he is the owner and manager of a private hotel which provides convalescent accommodation for military personal and people engaged in war work. If he were to leave, there would be no one to manage the business in his absence which would lead to closure and serious hardship. He has a rupture and a knee injury and is not accustomed to hardship or exposure.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Jul 1918. Dismissed. |