| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2189
Appeal against conscription of: George Walton Green
Age: 28
Address: Low Dale, Sleights
Occupation: Market gardener
Local tribunal: Whitby Urban 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:: Major General J K Trotter, Military Representative
Summary of case: Green stated to the local tribunal that his business was a certified one market gardener providing foodstuffs for sale to the public in Sleights and Whitby. He works the 21/2 3 acres by hand and has not-one to assist him. If he was called to the 'colours' it would be impossible for his wife to continue the garden for him resulting in the place going out of cultivation which would not be in the national interests. He was granted a temporary exemption to 1 Jul 1917. The military representative appealed against this, stating that it was not in the national interest that this man should remain in his present occupation but should be engaged in military service.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 1 Dec 1916 Dismissed. Military appeal. |