| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1652
Appeal against conscription of: George Abbott
Age: 23
Address: 54 Lawrence Street, York
Occupation: Engine driver in electrical power plant (of Messrs Rowntree & Co Ltd, York)
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: George Abbott, represented by George Crombie and Sons, Solicitors, 46 Stonegate, York
Summary of case: Abbott had already been exempted service three times by York City. His widowed mother was in very poor health, a fatty heart, and lived at her home. When Abbott was working a night shift he had to engage the services of a young lady to sit with her, which cost money. Abbott was paying his mother 25 shillings a week, which any Army allowance would not replicate. Abbott had a sister who lived in Newcastle, where she looked after her sickly husband and young children: mother did not want to live with her. The shock of leaving her home would kill her. Abbott was willing to undertake any work in the national interest - munitions had been suggested. His elder brother was serving in France.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Sept 1916. Dismissed |