| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2672
Appeal against conscription of: John Robert Bainbridge
Age: 35
Address: 49 St Paul's Road, Thornaby
Occupation: Grocer
Local tribunal: Thornaby on Tees Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Robert Bainbridge
Summary of case: He is the sole proprietor of his business. He has lost his manager who has joined up. He now employs two females and a boy and his wife cannot help as she looks after the two children, the eldest of which is epileptic and cannot be left. The business takes £55 a week on average.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 26 Jan 1917. Allowed to 31 Jul 1917. Decision of local tribunal varied |