| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2094
Appeal against conscription of: Harry Weatherill
Age: 34
Address: Harome, Nawton, York
Occupation: Mason and builder
Local tribunal: Helmsley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Harry Weatherill
Summary of case: Weatherill has been a mason and builder for the last 15 years but is currently working on a farm, his previous occupation. He is supporting his 66 year old widowed mother in Harome, and has two small children under ten years old and a pregnant wife who is due early in the New Year. He is keeping two homes and paying two rents.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Nov 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917 |