| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 240
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Trueman Dale
Age:32
Address: Horse Shoe Inn, Levisham, Pickering
Occupation: Farmer and inn keeper
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No:
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship f) conscientious objection, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Robert Trueman Dale
Summary of Case: He claims that the local tribunal ignored his appeal on grounds of conscientious objection. The local tribunal stated that the appellant failed to satisfy [us] that he had genuine conscientious objection. They also said that the appellants mother is capable of managing public house and only very low acreage farm which could be worked by casual labour.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Mar 1916. Dismissed |