| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3975
Appeal against conscription of: John Robert Bainbridge
Age: 36
Address: 49 St Paul's Road, Thornaby on Tees
Occupation: Grocery and wine and spirit merchant, off license holder
Local tribunal: Thornaby on Tees Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Robert Bainbridge
Summary of case: Bainbridge is the sole proprietor of his business, in which he employs two females and a boy. His wife cannot attend to the business as she has to give constant attention to their son aged 11 who is severely epileptic. He has seven brothers, five of whom have joined the army. One has been killed and another has been in hospital for many months since being badly wounded. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2672]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 27 Jul 1917. Allowed until 31 Jan 1918. |