| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4717
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick Smith
Age: 32
Address: 55 West Terrace, North Ormesby
Occupation: Coal hawker
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act 1916
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Frederick Smith
Summary of case: No appeal forms. Correspondence only. Serious business loss if I get called up. I have debtors owing £150 and I would have nobody to collect these debts as my wife has to stay at home to look after a delicate child. I have a doctor's certificate to state that I suffer from chronic neuritis.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 15 Feb 1918. Dismissed. |