| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1649
Appeal against conscription of: William Henry Kidd
Age: 27
Address: 8 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York
Occupation: Master butcher and slaughterman
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Henry Kidd represented by George Crombie, Solicitors, 46 Stonegate, York
Summary of case: Kidd was the eldest child and had two brothers and a sister. One brother was already in the Army: his other brother earned a small wage. Kidd claimed that he was the main financial support to his widowed mother, who weighed 20 stone and was subject to frequent heart attacks, and provided much of the food for the household. The local tribunal had granted a temporary exemption, final, to 6 Nov 1916. Kidd was trying to get the word final removed.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Sept 1916. Dismissed, |