| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number:1494
Appeal against conscription of: William Hart
Age: 29
Address: Liverton, Loftus
Occupation: Blacksmith
Local tribunal: Loftus Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: David Hart, father and employer
Summary of case: Local tribunal gave him exemption to 17 Sep 1916. Father stated that he could not do the heavy work on which he and his wife was dependant, also that they made and repaired agricultural implements and shoeing farm horses. Local tribunal stated that the man divided his labour between his father's business and the foundry at Loftus. There are two other blacksmiths within one and half miles and that the father could do the repairs. William Hart is a single man. In the appeal to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal HartÂ’s father maintains his argument that this is work of national importance and the business would cease if his son was taken.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 1 Sep 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917 on remaining in present occupation. |