| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1559
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Ernest Whiteley
Age: 35
Address: 30 Murchison Street, Scarborough
Occupation: Printer, letterpress machine man
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Charles Ernest Whiteley
Summary of case: Reduced circumstances for my wife and four children who are dependent on me. Having two brothers in France, another to be called up shortly, which will leave me the sole remaining son in the town, my parents are both over 70 years of age. My mother has been paralysed in bed for seven and a half years, I don't think should be left on the east coast without one of us to help to look after her.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Sep 1916. Dismissed. |