| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 481
Appeal against conscription of: Alfred Sunley
Age: 28
Address: 191 Westgate, Guisborough Council
Occupation: Wholesale warehouse clothier
Local tribunal: Guisborough Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Alfred Sunley
Summary of case: I am the sole supporter of my widowed mother who is frequently subjected to taking epileptic fits and therefore cannot be left alone. I wonder in a case like mine, I could be put on war work so that I could be nearer home so that I could keep together a home for my aged mother and also bearable to look after her. The local tribunals decision was that there were relatives in Guisborough who could look after Sunleys mother whilst he is at work, which is only ten miles away. He used to work in the mines but was released by the mine owners as not indispensable. The North Riding appeal tribunal upheld the decision of the local tribunal by dismissing Sunleys appeal.
Supporting evidence: No.
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 5 May 1916. Dismissed. |