| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1770
Appeal against conscription of: Fred Metcalfe
Age: 19
Address: Scargill, Barnard Castle
Occupation: Horseman, shepherd etc
Local tribunal: Startforth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Rev A.L. Manby, Military Representative
Summary of case: His father applied to the local tribunal on the grounds that he was unable to work the farm without his son. He was granted conditional exemption as long as he remained in his current employment and provided he joined the Volunteer Training Corps. The military representative suggested he should be exempted for no more than three months to allow the father to make other arrangements. There is some correspondence dated Sep 1918 indicating that there may have been a further application.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: Allowed. Military appeal. Certificate withdrawn. |