| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2248
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Lawrence Barker
Age: 41
Address: 66 High Street, Redcar
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Redcar Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Joseph Lawrence Barker
Summary of case: I have built up a very valuable business and am compelled to do all the buying and slaughtering. I am the only support of my widowed mother who is 76 years old.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 8 Dec 1916.Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand |