| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2069
Appeal against conscription of: Richard George Betts
Age: 35
Address: Hopgrove Inn, Malton Rd. York
Occupation: Farmer and inn keeper
Local tribunal: Flaxton 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: Richard George Betts
Summary of case: Has 25 acres of land with livestock orchard and vegetables all worked by himself, unable to get a man to do this. Claiming certified occupation. He had already been granted several periods of exemption and land farmed is mainly grass. Local tribunal decision: exemption to Dec 1916 to make arrangements prior to joining army.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 10 Nov 1916. Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand. |