| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5416
Appeal against conscription of: Francis William Allenby
Age: 43
Address: Topcliffe, Thirsk
Occupation: Gardener
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: J P Middleton, National Service Representative
Summary of case: The local tribunal had granted a temporary exemption to 1 December 1918 on the grounds that Allenby was a widower with seven children. His eldest daughter, 18, looks after the household and if this man were called up there would be no-one to look after the family. The national service representative appealed this decision stating: That considering the allowances which would be allotted to this mans eight motherless children there would be no real case of domestic hardship.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 26 Jun 1918. Dismissed. Exemption to 1 December 1918. National Service appeal |