| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3411
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Edward Muir
Age: 21
Address: 16 James Street, Scarborough
Occupation: Grocers assistant and traveller
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Herbert Edward Muir
Summary of Case: He has the sole support of his mother and invalid sister who is paralysed and has heart failure. She is frequently in need of a doctor and needs to be carried everywhere. His sister needs to be massaged by hi m although he has another sister at home who although willing helps him, but cannot manage on her own with lifting her sister,
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 19 Apr 1917. Dismissed |