| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1982
Appeal against conscription of: Alfred George Oliver
Age: 29
Address: 1 Esplanade, Redcar
Occupation: Hatter and hosier
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Alfred George Oliver
Summary of case: Local tribunal had given him two three months exemption and felt that he should go as his employer now had a female assistant. His appeal to the North Riding Appeal tribunal was on the grounds that his father was a confirmed bed ridden invalid for over five years and his mother was in failing health due to nursing him for nine years. Oliver was their sole support and a letter from his mother asks for them not to become a burden on the Nation. He offered to work in munitions.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 Nov 1916 Dismissed |