| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: No number
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Lodge
Age: 28
Address: Dyers Garth, Hawes
Occupation: Letterpress printer
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: Thomas Lodge
Summary of case: [Includes case papers for NRCC/CL 9/1/179] I beg to state that I have a conscientious objection (not only to combatant service, but) to any form of military service. I believe war to be un-Christian and a member of the Society of Friends I wish to state my opposition to all war. On 28 March 1916 the North Riding Appeal Tribunal allowed Lodges appeal and granted absolute exemption on taking up some work of national importance. In 1918 this exemption was reviewed.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: nd Case not heard |