| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 245
Appeal against conscription of: Harold Eddon
Age: 19
Address: Stape Temperance Inn, Pickering
Occupation: Horseman, beastman and shepherd
Local tribunal: Pickering Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Thomas Eddon, employer
Summary of case: He is the only man I have to help me on my farm of 116 acres
. As I am in ill health I cannot spare my son Harold as I could not possibly do the work myself
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Mar 1916. Dismissed |