| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3048
Appeal against conscription of: Samuel Shooter Whiteley
Age: 30
Address: 33 Gordon Street, Scarborough
Occupation: Pawnbroker's manager
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Alfred Gibson, employer
Summary of case: Gibson said he could not run his business without Whiteley, it was intricate and could not be carried out except by someone with experience. Later he added that Whiteley had a delicate wife and four children, two brothers in France and another recently killed, also his mother had been paralysed and bedridden for ten years. A temporary exemption had been allowed by the local tribunal.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: Dismissed. 14 Mar 1917 |