| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3034
Appeal against conscription of: Francis Lownsbrough
Age: 18
Address: High Street, Snainton
Occupation: Beastman etc
Local tribunal: Scarborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Lownsbrough
Summary of case: Following an appeal by H Cooper, Lownsbrough's employer, the local tribunal had granted a temporary exemption to 1 Nov 1916. Lownsbrough's father William Lownsbrough appealed against their decision, saying his son was necessary for his farm. The local tribunal reasoned that Francis Lownsbrough only recently started work on the farm, having been apprenticed to a grocer and working in a grocer's shop, and dismissed the appeal. After the North Riding Appeal tribunal decision, William Lownsbrough wrote to ask for the case to be reheard but the Clerk of the Appeal Tribunal wrote on 30 March 1917 to refuse this request.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Mar 1917 Dismissed |