| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 1889
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Pickersgill
Age: 38
Address: Market Place, Middleham
Occupation: Butcher and farmer
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Joseph Pickersgill
Summary of case: I have been in business as a butcher in Middleham for the past 12 years. I farm ten acres of land. Serious hardship would ensue if called for army service as I am a married man with wife and four children, youngest aged six months. My wife could not carry on the business. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/830]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 31 Oct 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 31 Mar 1917. |