| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2375
Appeal against conscription of: Seth Mead
Age: 37
Address: Hobbin Head, Sleights
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Graham Craig, Military Representative
Summary of case: In addition to butchery (which he has taken over since brother joined up) he is fully occupied managing 10 acres of land and breeding stock. 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 |