| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number:1488
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick Bell
Age: 27
Address: 67 High Street, Skelton-in-Cleveland
Occupation: Teacher of music
Local tribunal: Skelton and Brotton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Frederick Bell
Summary of case: Local tribunal thought that this was one of the weakest applications they had seen. His hand injury was insufficient to excuse him. He applied to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal on hardship grounds for being the sole support of his widowed mother and there was no one to run his business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 1 Sep 1916. Dismissed |