| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1751
Appeal against conscription of: William James Hunt
Age: 21
Address: Temperance Hotel, Marske, Richmond
Occupation: Cowman and horseman
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, b) engaged in different occupation
Appellant: John Ralph Hunt, employer and father
Summary of case: John Ralph Hunt requests that his son William James Hunt be allowed to continue working on his fathers farm as he is the sole cowman and horseman and due to ill health John Ralph Hunt is often unable to work. He has advertised for a man to help but has not received one reply. Mrs Hunt is unable to help on the farm as she runs the Temperance Hotel in Marske
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: Allowed 21 Oct 1916 exemption to 1 Jan 1917 |