| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2160
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Hunter
Age: 34
Address: Saw Mill, Osmotherley
Occupation: Woodman and sawyer etc
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Walter Hunter
Summary of Case: Serious hardship as he has to support a wife and two children, one in ill health, and a widowed mother who also has ill health. He also partly supports a brother of 11 years. Another brother in the army has been wounded and missing on 10 Jul 1916 and so his mothers allowance is to be stopped soon.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Nov 1916. Dismissed |