| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 176
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Pickering Metcalfe
Age: 22
Address: Scar Top, Thornton Rust, Aysgarth
Occupation: Shepherd
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No:
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Robert Metcalfe
Summary of Case: Requested temporary exemption to allow him to get through lambing season. 200 sheep over 300 acres of land.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 28 Mar 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 1 May 1916 |