| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5185
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Yates
Age: 25
Address: 20, Lord Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Nut maker
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Betsy Yates, mother
Summary of case: The local tribunal found that the domestic circumstances were not sufficient to warrant an exemption of military service. Betsy Yates appealed against this decision stating that she is solely reliant upon her son, without him she would be “homeless and penniless”.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 7 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |