| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 33
Appeal against conscription of: Samuel Townsend
Age: 27
Address: Scarborough Fisheries, 4 Eastborough, Scarborough
Occupation: Fish merchant and fryer
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship f) conscientious objection
Appellant: Samuel Townsend
Summary of case: Samuel Townsend is a Christadelphian. He also runs a business which supports his widowed sister and her son aged 9, without which they would suffer. His sister could not run the business and any loss of trade would make the business unviable. The local tribunal decided he could be exempt from combatant service but there were no grounds to exempt him on grounds of his business, which his sister could run or it could be disposed of.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Mar 1916. Exempted from combatant service. |