| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4809
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Bowker
Age: 20
Address: 23 Birks Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Assistant signalman
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Joseph Bowker
Summary of case: He has to look after his five siblings, four girls aged 6,9,12 and 18, as he has no parents. The sister who is 18 has to do the housework. As well as this he has no close relatives who could possibly look after the children. His brother, who is 15, works at the butchers. We are under the Guardians [Poor law Union] and they will not allow his18-year-old sister to maintain the house by herself. All this would result in the sale of the family home.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 5 Apr 1918. Allowed conditional exemption on remaining in present employment. |