| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 135
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Orlando Atkinson
Age: Not stated
Address: Waitwith Grange, Richmond
Occupation: Shepherd
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Recruiting officer [Roper]
Summary of case: Recruiting officer stated that Atkinson is one of two brothers in starred [exempt] occupations on a farm of 236 acres which is probably chiefly grass and moorland and probably does not require two starred men, a shepherd and a cowman. The local tribunal decision is that he remain starred. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/134 and NRCC/CL 9/1/160]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 Mar 1916. [local tribunal decision] Confirmed |