| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2400
Appeal against conscription of: Harold Fletcher
Age: 21
Address: The Grange, Rosedale Abbey
Occupation: Horseman
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, d) serious hardship
Appellant: John Fletcher, father and employer
Summary of Case: Harold is the only horseman, other son has joined the Navy and the father is suffering the after effects of typhoid fever and is physically unable to do very much. [See also NT+RCC/CL 9/1/2054]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Dec 1916. Allowed to 1 Jul 1917. |