| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4190
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Metcalfe
Age: 40
Address: Railway Street, Leyburn
Occupation: House painter
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Ernest Metcalfe
Summary of case: Since March 1916 Metcalfe had a series of conditional exemptions, the latest to 1 Sep 1917. He was appealing for another on hardship grounds. His previous staff had been called up and he was now left with two aged men of 59 and 63 who would be thrown out of work if his business closed. He would be ruined. He also had a wife, two young children and a delicate aunt dependent on him. He had heart trouble and had been rejected twice for service in the Boer War. The Tribunal agreed to extend his exemption. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/840, NRCC/CL 9/1/1894, NRCC/CL 9/1/3381, NRCC/CL 9/1/4955, NRCC/CL 9/1/5686]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Sep 1917 Allowed to 31 Mar 1918. |