| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 675
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Gilling Pecket
Age: 30
Address: 26 Trafalgar Square, Scarborough
Occupation: Draper
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Kirby Drake, employer.
Summary of Case: He is indispensable to the carrying on of the business (heavy and furnishing draper).Four out of a staff of six male assistants have joined the forces and the two left are totally inadequate to carry on the business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 May 1916. Dismissed. |