| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5339
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick Gordon Walker
Age: 19
Address: Hill Top Farm. Thornton le Moor
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Grace Walker, employer
Summary of case: Walker had a certificate of exemption pending an efficient substitute being found which has now been withdrawn. The farm is also known as Thiefhole Farm. The appellant is a widow, tenant of the farm. She has four sons - two still at school, two working on the farm. The elder is the foreman and Frederick is the horseman as well as thatcher and stacker and keeps the books. Two daughters assist at home. The farm is 168 acres of which 65 are arable. Walker has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1007
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |