| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2859
Appeal against conscription of: Samuel Henry Sanford
Age: 39
Address: 23 and 25 Gilmour Street, Thornaby
Occupation: Grocer
Local tribunal: Thornaby on Tees Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Samuel Henry Sanford
Summary of case: Sanford has a retail and wholesale grocery business and his son has consumption and has had to be sent away. The local tribunal dismissed his application as they believed the business could be managed by his wife with female assistance but he was not to be called up before 1 Mar 1917. Sanford appealed against this decision
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 22 Feb 1917. Dismissed. Not to be called up before 31 Mar 1917. |