| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5560
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Potter
Age: Not stated
Address: East Ayton, West Ayton
Occupation: Head of despatch department on daily newspaper.
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Medical grade: Not stated
Appellant: John Watson, Scarborough Mercury Newspaper, employer
Summary of case: Watson was asking not only for exemption from the Army for Potter, but also from the Volunteers. Potter was working late most nights; women could not work on publishing at the evening paper. The 17 year old lad taken on last year had been called up as soon as he was 18.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Jul 1918. Allowed against volunteer training. |