| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2174
Appeal against conscription of: Harry George Relton
Age: 31
Address: 9 Alfred Street, Redcar
Occupation: Fishing tackle etc dealer
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Harry George Relton
Summary of Case: After being rejected on medical grounds in December 1915 he thought that he would not be called up, so he opened a shop in Redcar selling fishing tackle, oilskin clothing and fish dealing. He has no one to carry on the business and he is partly supporting his widowed mother. He has one brother in the army and he is willing to enter munitions work and asks for time to dispose of his stock and collect outstanding monies owning to him. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3579, NRCC/CL 9/1/4458, NRCC/CL 9/1/5587, NRCC/CL 9/1/5765]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Nov 1916. Allowed to 31 Mar 1917. Conditional on taking up work in a munitions work at Warrenby etc |