| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5085
Appeal against conscription of: George Valentine Rollinson
Age: 40
Address: 2 Cambridge Terrace, Ramshill Road
Occupation: Grocers representative
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: George V Rollinson
Summary of case: A doctor's certificate stated Rollinson's wife suffered from the menopause and neurasthenia, and regular depression, so could not be left alone. The local tribunal did not think the hardship that would arise, if Rollinson joined the army, was exceptional.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 30 May 1918. Dismissed. |