| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1931
Appeal against conscription of: William Grundy Appleton
Age: 30
Address: Leven Bridge, Yarm
Occupation: Tailor and inn keeper
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Grundy Appleton
Summary of case: Supports two homes, and is chief support of widowed mother. Tailoring business which has been established for over a century would be lost. The license of the Cross Keys Inn, Leven Bridge, would be lost, as wife would be unable to manage alone. The local tribunal found that applicant is not indispensable to business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 3 Nov 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917. |