| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 610
Appeal against conscription of: George Henry Bearcroft
Age: 29
Address: 28 High Street, Normanby
Occupation: School teacher
Local tribunal: Eston Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, f) conscientious objection
Appellant: George Henry Bearcroft
Summary of case: The local tribunal refused his case saying there was no hardship. Bearcroft had said he was the sole support of his widowed mother, while the military representative, J W Pennyman, on the local tribunal said she had other possible means of support, and no evidence of conscientious objection. Bearcroft appealed asking for conditional exemption as his work, teaching, was of national importance. The North Riding Appeal Tribunal allowed exemption provided he took up work of national importance this was working on a farm.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 May 1916. Allowed. Conditional exemption from combatant service. |