| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5618
Appeal against conscription of: Trevor Evans
Age: 23
Address: 1a Milton Street, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Steelworker
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) Serious hardship
Medical grade: A
Appellant: Trevor Evans
Summary of case: The local tribunal considered it not in the national interest that a single young man passed fit for general service should remain in civil employment and that his domestic grounds were insufficient to warrant exemption. Evans appealed this decision stating that he is the main support for his 73 year old ill father and sister who is unable to go out to work because of the household duties.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Aug 1918. Dismissed. |