| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1636
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Ware
Age: 38
Address: Salton, Sinnington
Occupation: Cycle dealer
Local tribunal: Kirbymoorside Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Tom Ware
Summary of case: Ware had already been granted temporary exemptions to 1 Aug 1916 and said he would suffer hardship as his business would have to close. Also he had been passed for service at home only. The local tribunal noted that the occupation was not exempt and did not accept that it was indispensable to the locality (small hamlet of less than thirty houses)
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Sep 1916, Dismissed |