| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: No number
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Henry Blewett
Age: 42
Address: 3Waterloo Cottages, Ruswarp
Occupation: Insurance Superintendent for Prudential Assurance Co Ltd
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Frank Reynard, North Riding Territorial Force Association
Summary of case: [Includes case papers for NRCC/CL 9/1/5729 and NRCC/CL 9/1/5650, NRCC/CL /1/4609] Mr T H Blewett, who is the backbone and stay of our Cadet Units at Whitby was before the Scarborough Tribunal on 15 September 1918. The tribunal did not give hi special exemption from Volunteer Service, and he has been called up for volunteer service by county headquarters. He cannot do both jobs ie carry on his duties as Lieutenant in the Whitby Cadet Corps and put in his drills as a private in the Volunteers. As Mr Blewett is doing military work of an important nature with the cadets, will it not be possible for the tribunal to give him special exemption from volunteer service is accordance with the terms of para. 2 of Army Council Instruction 913 of 1918? [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4080]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: nd Case not heard |