| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2771
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Hurd
Age: 27
Address: 46 Seamer Road, Scarborough
Occupation: Foreman market gardener
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Thomas Nixon Roberts, employer
Summary of case: I have the largest market gardening business in the Scarborough district, and the only one of any size within miles. I shall be the sole supplier to Scarborough of vegetables in any quantity during the next three months. In the winter months Roberts employs ten men. None of the other men employed could do the work Hurd does, nor could a substitute.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Feb 1917. Allowed to 1 Jul 1917. |