| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 9
Appeal against conscription of: Fred Snaith
Age: 31 years and 10 months
Address: Whitehall, West Huntington, York
Occupation: Draughtsman and general assistant
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation.
I am advised that the subject is unfit for combatant services.
Appellant Herbert John Watson Employer and land agent
Summary of case: The appeal is made on the grounds that the subject [Fred Snaith] is being employed in the most useful way possible. Four of my office staff are already in the army, and in addition to my ordinary work I am acting as Honorary Secretary to the Lord Lieutenants Advisory Committee of the North Riding Regiment of volunteers and also as Quartermaster to the Regiment. I have undertaken to assist the War Office land agent in all compensation cases in the York manoeuver area.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Mar 1916. Allowed. Unfit for combatant service |