| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3474
Appeal against conscription of: Simpson Illingworth
Age:
Address: Fleece Hotel, Bedale
Occupation: Inn keeper and brick layer
Local tribunal: Bedale Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Simpson Illingworth
Summary of case: In serious financial difficulties and a long time still to run on the tenancy. Wife medically certified medically unfit for work and 18 year old daughter mentally defective [see doctors note]. Offers to work on local farms or munitions so could continue tenancy.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 4 May 1917. Allowed to 31 Jul 1917. |