APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23819, 12 December 1942, Page 6

APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

♦ NO. 2 BOARD’S DECISIONS

"My appeal is based on class distinction, meaning college students, waterside labour, railway workshops, coal miners, and freezing works employees.” said W. F. Turnbull in a letter to the No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board, appealing against overseas service for his son, Corporal A. C. Turnbull, aged 19. "If this is an all-in war a? we have heard over the air, then exempt no one. Make all go who are fit. If the Japanese come here, do you think they will exempt the above or pay big money to committees set up all over the country to dictate who are to fight or anything else? No sir. This is no all-in war until alt arc in. I appeal on these grounds alone.” "Well, I think we’ll give him the same as we give all the others, in spite of his rudeness,” said the chairman. Mr J. S. Barnett. The appeal was held over in the meantime.

The following appeals were adjourned sine die: —Hay's, Ltd,, for Norma Evans, clerk; Patten and Pitcaithly for Daphne Enid Odell, clerk-typist: Davis Gelatine Company for Betty Amelia Saggers, factory hand; Central Egg Floor, Ltd., for Ngaire Gwynnc Williams, clerk; Mrs E. Venning for J. B. Venning and V. P. Venning (against overseas service); Weston Bros., Ltd., for Ernest L. Weston, clicker (on the medical grading); Frederick Easton Robertson, watch repairer: Director of National Service for J. W. Watson, market gardener (on the medical grading): J. Liggins for E. L. Brown, poultry-farm foreman; T. Borthwick and Sons for C. J. Farrelly. fitter; Central Fire Station for W. N. Phelan, fire brigadesman; British Pavements, Ltd., for J. T. LIU (defence work). A recommendation for release, and adjournment of service sine die were given in three appeals. Canterbury Education Board for Herbert Lee Thiele, teacher. D. T. Boyd for David W. Boyd, farm worker, and George Arthur Hassall (appealing cn his own account).

Postponement of service was granted In the following cases:—Christchurch Gas Company for D. W. White (until May); Mrs T. Timms for Thomas Timms (until January). The appeal of V. C. Sparrow, carpenter, against Home Guard service, was dismissed. Reserved decisions were announced as follows; Leslie W. Spurr. release recommended. with training from June to August each year; Maurice I. Boyce, release recommended until March 31; George N. Kinzctt, release recommended: India Service Station for D, McTainsh. release recommended; Russell S. Busch, dismissed: W. V. Flute for N. H. Macpherson. dismissed; Philip James Bellamy, adjourned sine die; Arthur James Burge, postponement, until March; M. H. Buckley (against Home Guard service), dismissed.