| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2374
Appeal against conscription of: William Rhea
Age: 32
Address: Bluebank Top, Sleights
Occupation: Farm servant
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation d) serious hardship
Appellant: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of case: Only man on the farm and hardship would ensue. Land would go out of cultivation. Local tribunal had refused Craigs first appeal against an exemption and he appealed to the County tribunal: Being only 19 years of age it is not in the national interest that this man should remain in his present occupation but should be engaged in military service.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Dismissed. Military appeal |