| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2397
Appeal against conscription of: William Hall
Age: 30
Address: Lockton, Pickering
Occupation: Innkeeper and farmer
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d)serious hardship, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: William Hall
Summary of Case: I occupy the Durham Ox Inn at Lockton along with 10 acres of land at Lockton
.and four acres of grass land at
.I keep 50 sheep, two horses and 13 beasts and have no one to help me and I do cattle dealing in my spare time. I am a married man with wife and one child wholly dependent on me. The local tribunal stated that Halls wife looked after the inn and he spent more time dealing in cattle than actual farming.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Dismissed. Decision of local tribunal to stand. |