| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2446
Appeal against conscription of: Robert William Foster
Age: 24
Address: Thoresby, Carperby
Occupation: Shepherd and cowman
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Sydney Pearson Military Representative
Summary of case: Robert Fosters father and employer, William Foster, appealed to the local tribunal on the same grounds as before and with the addition that through the death of a relative I have the superintendence of a large undertaking in the farming department. Doctor Dunbar writes that the employer William Foster suffers from bronchitis and a bad heart. Robert is granted exemption, conditional on remaining in his present occupation. Military representative appeals against this decision on grounds 'inexpedient in the national interest this man be retained in civil employment on his present exemption'.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 1 Jan 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal. |