| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5450
Appeal against conscription of: Alfred Murphy
Age: 38
Address: 27 Stanley Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Labourer
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Alfred Murphy
Summary of case: On 8 June 1916 the local tribunal gave him an exemption on condition he remained in the same employment this was extended on 13 December 1917 and reviewed and withdrawn on 11 June 1918. Murphy who works as a labourer in the potato business now states that he is a widower whose three young children are out to keep at the cost of 10/- per child per week. He is now a labourer for Mr Polano who has an important contract with Messrs Bell Brothers of Port Clarence.
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Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 27 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |