| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1640
Appeal against conscription of: Albert Cass
Age: 31
Address: Yatts Brow Farm, Pickering
Occupation: Tenant farmer and skilled horseman
Local tribunal: Pickering Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Albert Cass
Summary of case: Cass said he was in partnership with his father and brother on the farm and that he was the only able workman and horseman there, his brother being a paralised [sic] and deformed cripple. The clerk of the local tribunal said the brother was only slightly deformed and quite able to work. The local tribunal allowed exemption to 1 Nov 1916 so they could get the harvest in.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Sep 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Jan 1917 |