| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1637
Appeal against conscription of: George Edwin Rogers
Age: 19
Address: Brook Lane, Thornton Dale
Occupation: Shoeing and general smith
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Dawson Rogers, father
Summary of case: Father stated his health had failed and George Edwin was his only help. The local tribunal noted he had two brothers running a separate blacksmith business in the same village, also that he had another son of 14 working as a porter at the railway station. The local tribunal said this brother could replace George Edwin, who had already had one temporary exemption.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Sep 1916 Dismissed |