| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1628
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Stanley
Age: 32
Address: Melmerby, Middleham
Occupation: Cowman and Shepherd
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Matthew Stanley, father and employer
Summary of case: Henry Stanley had been granted exemption in Mar 1916 for three months, which expired on 23 Jun 1916, after the passing of the Military Service Act. His appeal, dated 10 Aug 1916, had been refused because it should have been made within two weeks of the passing of the Act, not two months. In his appeal, Matthew Stanley said he would suffer very serious financial hardship if his son Henry was called up. Stanley Snr suffered from bad rheumatism, two of his sons had already been called up and his daughter, who had been ill, had, by Dec 1916, become a tram conductor to free up someone else for the service he said I do not think my family have done so bad. He only had his son Henry to manage the farm work. The Clerk to the local tribunal noted the earlier exemption and said the North Riding Appeal Tribunal must decide, the point is not free from doubt.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Oct 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917. Final |