| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1098
Appeal against conscription of: Arthur Steel
Age: 24
Address: Hutton Conyers, Ripon
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Lt. Col. William W. Maude, Military Representative
Summary of case: That Mr Gothorp his employer has ten men in his employment five of whom are of military age and on a claim for exemption for a man aged 28 on a previous occasion. I made a compact with Mr Gothorp that I would not object to that case if he would release a younger and less experienced man. I did not object and Mr Gothorp mentioned this man Steel whose case consequently I asked the tribunal to review. He now refuses to release this man. He is not a good Horseman. Mr Gothorp is much better staffed than most of his neighbours and ought from patriotic motives to release this man and obtain an ineligible substitute.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 19 Jul 1916 Dismissed. |