| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number:2547
Appeal against conscription of: Hugh Wray Cartwright
Age: 18
Address: Catterick
Occupation: Labourer
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Fred Cartwright, father
Summary of case: Hugh Cartwright pays his father 18 shillings per week for his upkeep. Father has moderate health and his sons money is a great help to him. He also has a paralysed 15 year old son living at home, and another son of 11 years and a daughter and wife to maintain. If Hugh Cartwright is taken to the army it would mean serious hardship to the family.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Jan 1917 Dismissed |