| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4450
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Robinson Fairweather
Age:42
Address:30 Fountain Street, Guisborough
Occupation: Bricklayers labourer
Local tribunal: Guisborough Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Not stated [Tom Robinson Fairweather]
Summary of case: States that serious hardship would ensue for elderly parents, father 78 and has had a stroke, mother aged 69. He is also maintaining ½ acre garden. In their reasons for dismissing his appeal to them, the local tribunal stated 'he is passed B2 and ½ acre of garden is no reason to keep a man back.'
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Nov 1917. Dismissed |