| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5422
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Whitwell Calvert
Age: 42
Address: Victoria Avenue, Thirsk
Occupation: Coal depot manager
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Joseph Whitwell Calvert
Summary of case: I am a married man and my wifes mother is partly dependant on me, she being crippled with rheumatism, serious domestic hardship would ensue if I were called up for military service. I am only passed in Grade 3.[See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4189]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 26 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |