| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 432
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Watson
Age: 35
Address: Carlton, Middleham
Occupation: Joiner, wheelwright and undertaker
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal:
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity, f) conscientious objection
Appellant: Joseph Watson
Summary of Case: The local tribunal opposed his appeal as there was no special or extraordinary hardship apparent. At the North Riding Appeal Tribunal he appealed for more time in order to settle up his business affairs as he owns his own business. He states in an accompanying letter that he has a father, sister and a little boy partly depending upon him
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Apr 1916. Dismissed |