| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 24
Appeal against conscription of: Samuel Ernest Border
Age: 26
Address:4 Pocklington Terrace, Hull Road, York
Occupation: Grocer
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Samuel Ernest Border
Summary of case: I only ask for a postponement for a period of two or three months to enable me to make certain business arrangements with the firm of Messrs S Border & Co, Grocers, Coney Street, York, in which I am a partner. We have already lost 18 men from the firm (including my brother who was a partner) out of a total of 24
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Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Mar 1916. Appeal allowed. Exemption granted until 1 May 1916. |