| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2257
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick Wilson Gibson
Age: 27
Address: 59 Redcar Road, South Bank
Occupation: Tailor
Local tribunal: Eston Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Frederick Wilson Gibson
Summary of case: I have invested all that I have in the business and would have to close if I joined the Colours as there is no assistant and my wife could not manage.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 8 Dec 1916. Dismissed, but not to be called up until 1 Jan 1917. |