| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 202
Appeal against conscription of: Wilfrid Lawson
Age: 23
Address: Manor House, Crakehall, Bedale
Occupation: Slaughterman and horseman
Local tribunal: Bedale Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: John Lawson, father and employer.
Summary of Case: Appellant states that his business could not survive without his son who had almost full control of horses for land and butchery. Appellant is lame from rheumatism.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 28 Mar 1916. Dismissed. |