| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 879
Appeal against conscription of: Harold Chapman De Burgh
Age: 31
Address:118 Knavesmire Crescent, York
Occupation: Estate agent
Local tribunal: York City Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Major C A Herbert, Military Representative
Summary of Case: De Burgh granted conditional exemption by local tribunal due to complex financial and family matters. Managing over three hundred houses and involving a family trust and estates. The Military representative maintained that there was another brother able to carry out estate management and as such one of the brothers should be drafted for military service.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 19 Jun 1916. Dismissed |