Exemption Tribunals

[Terry Carter]

Hi all

I was reading through some old 'Daily Mirror' newspapers from the great war period and I happened to chance on this little snippet below. It is from the edition published on Friday, 16 November, 1917. Mr A Jackson, by the way, came from Camberwell.

I wonder how many of these twenty-four survived the last twelve months of the war?

"Exemption On Patriotic Grounds’ for Only One Not Fighting"

A remarkable family history was told at Southwark Tribunal yesterday, whem Mr A Jackson, a baker, claimed exemption “on patriotic grounds.”

Mr Jackson’s mother, said a solicitor, was one of two sisters who married two brothers. Between them they had twenty-five sons. Twenty-four were serving, and applicant was the last of the family in civil life.

Conditional exemption was granted.

Mr Jackson told the Daily Mirror that all the twenty-four men were alive to-day and that so far only one has been wounded.

Regards

Terry

[Guest Ian Bowbrick]

Terry,

There was an article written in the South London Post (circa 1918) about the family which I came across in my research. Sorry can't remember the full details, but if I go back I will look it up.

Ian