| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2207
Appeal against conscription of: William Farrow
Age: 32
Address: Thorgill, Rosedale Abbey
Occupation: Farm hand and waggoner
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Miah Watson, employer
Summary of case: William Farrow is the only man on the farm as Hind for everything and has to lead goods from the shop with wagon and horses weekly. Size of farm 55 acres
.I consider his service indispensable on the farm and it cannot be carried on without a man.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Dec 1916 Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand |