| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5169
Appeal against conscription of: William Henry Wright
Age: 43
Address: 15 Peel Street, Thornaby
Occupation: Newsagent etc
Local tribunal: Thornaby on Tees Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Henry Wright
Summary of case: He runs a one-man business of General Dealer in brushes, baskets etc, which has been established for 40 years. He only has the support of his 85 year old mother, who runs the shop whilst he takes round the morning papers and lives with him and would be left alone without any financial support if he were had to join the army, as he buried his father 5 months before.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 7 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |