| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5758
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas French the Younger
Age: 34
Address: 79 High Street, Coatham
Occupation: Merchants manager
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Medical grade: 1
Appellant: Thomas French the Younger
Summary of case: Little change from previous case. Food controllers license holder in respect of sale and distribution of potatoes, supplying 500 shops in Middlesbrough and Cleveland with fruit and vegetables. Agents for the Admiralty at the Tees base. Thomas French Senior is still recovering after a seizure and junior is now left to manage the business, no substitute is available if Thomas is called up. [Case papers for NRCC/CL 9/1/5517 and NRCC/CL 9/1/5005 included with these papers]
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Oct 1918. Allowed to 11 Jan 1919. |