| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number 668
Appeal against conscription of: Sidney Howard Hunt
Age:18
Address: 14 Avenue Road, Scarborough.
Occupation: Market gardener.
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council.
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: Sidney Howard Hunt
Summary of Case: 'I understand that being exempted from combatant service only I am still liable to be put into the non-combatant corps which is a part of the army....this involves taking the military oath [and] it will help the army to fight.' Hunt is a member of the Friends Ambulance Service and is undergoing initial training.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 May 1916. Dismissed. |