| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5790
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Hawkins
Age: 45
Address: 8 Tower Street, York
Occupation: Book binder
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Medical grade:2
Appellant: Walter Hawkins
Summary of case: Three years ago, Chapman & Wilson lost the only bookbinder that had left as he joined the army, and the firm asked Hawkins to return to them. If he were called up serious hardship would ensue. Although his wife has her own millinery business she does not contribute to the household. His mother who is 69 is an invalid and continually under medical care. She has an income of four shillings a week in her own right. Hawkins maintains his sister and his mother. [Case papers for NRCC/CL 9/1/5496 included with these papers]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Nov 1918. Allowed to 1 May 1919. |