| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3213
Appeal against conscription of: Frank Kipling
Age: 32
Address: 16 Maison Dieu, Richmond
Occupation: Carting contractor
Local tribunal: Richmond Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: H G Worsley, Military Representative
Summary of case: Married and worked for seven years for the Richmond Corporation. He is also a smallholder. Prior to this he was employed by Darlington Co-Op stores. The local tribunal granted six months exemption conditional on remaining in his present occupation. The military representative appealed against the exemption as he claims that apart from working for the Richmond Corporation he works for himself and the work could be done by an older man.
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Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Mar 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal |