| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 575
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Herbert Coward
Age: 19
Address: 5 South Esplanade, York
Occupation: Machine printer
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Major C A Herbert, Military Representative
Summary of Case: Military representative disagreed with the decision of the local tribunal. Coward is a printer/machine hand and his employers have lost two others to the forces. Their other men are compositors who would not be able to do the skilled work involved. The local tribunal thought a fairly long period of exemption was necessary having regard to the difficulty claimant would have in finding a substitute for this class of labour, but they intimated that a renewal of the certificate would not be granted..
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 8 May 1916. Dismissed. |