| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5684
Appeal against conscription of: Cornelius Carr
Age: 41
Address: 42 Whitworth Road, Grangetown
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council [Pencil note says Eston]
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Medical grade: 3
Appellant: Cornelius Carr
Summary of case: Butcher and farmer in a business which has been established for nearly 40 years. He has 1600 registered customers. He does his own slaughtering and has a turnover of £160 per week or over £8,000 per annum. Carr also has a smallholding of 6.5 acres. Prior to the Military Service Act his brother who was over military age assisted him as Carr is a low grade man. He is now Grade 3 and has been granted conditional exemption by the local tribunal provide he remains in his current occupation. I shall be very little use to the army and am fulfilling a more useful purpose in civil life by continuing my business which feeds a large portion of the population of Grangetown.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Sep 1918. Allowed to 1 Feb 1919. |