| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4461
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Henry Hornby
Age: 29
Address: 5 Darlington Street, Thornaby
Occupation: Plasterer
Local tribunal: Thornaby-on-Tees Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: J. S. Ernshaw, employer
Summary of case: ‘Conditions as before i.e. Four brothers serving including one brother in the American Expeditionary Force, and if taken away the home will not be kept open for the boys coming back as it was understood I should do so if they went away, as the allowance would be quite inadequate for same.’ [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3435]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Nov 1917 Allowed to
31 Mar1918 |