| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5458
Appeal against conscription of: James Dawes
Age: 45
Address: 24 Dunning Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Painter etc
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: James Dawes
Summary of case: The local tribunal had refused his appeal stating that it was not in the national interest that this man should stay in civil employment as a painter and his domestic circumstances were not sufficient to warrant exemption. Dawes appealed this decision stating that he had a seriously ill wife with sight problems, requiring looking after. The army allowance would be insufficient to support the family if he joined up.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 27 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Dec 1918 conditional on working full time in ship yard. |