| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1492
Appeal against conscription of: George Herbert Nellis
Age: 19
Address: Liverton Lodge, Loftus
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Loftus Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: T.S.Petch, employer
Summary of case: Local tribunal gave him three months exemption to 5 Oct 1916 to cover harvest. They said that he was single, not indispensable and another man was engaged on the farm. The appeal to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal was based on his employerÂ’s opinion that he was worth more to the national importance than if taken for military service. He has only one other man, a cowman, milking 13 cows and also 50 cattle,17 horses and 100 sheep with 160 acres to farm.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 1 Sep 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 23 Nov 1916. |