| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2084
Appeal against conscription of: George Cussons Junior
Age: 29
Address: Little Edstone
Occupation: Head horseman
Local tribunal: Kirkbymoorside Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: g) exempt occupation
Appellant: George Cussons, farmer and father
Summary of case: The family own two farms of 267 acres in total about a mile apart. In total, four sons aged 17, 20, 26 and 28, and two daughters, as well as the father, work on the farms. No other local men are employed purposely, according to the local tribunal. George Cussons states in his appeal A skilled farm worker the only man I have that is.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Nov 1916. Dismissed |