| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 648
Appeal against conscription of: Fred Giddings
Age: 35
Address: Peoples Theatre, Richmond, Yorks
Occupation: Theatre Proprietor
Local tribunal: Richmond Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Fred Giddings
Summary of Case: Father solely dependent, on appellant also wife and two young children to support. Business would have to close. The local tribunal had found that he had been sent from the business for a month, and had sublet it.
Supporting evidence: No.
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 May 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 1 Aug 1916 |