| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 251
Appeal against conscription of: Bertie Eddon
Age: 20
Address: Stape Farm, Pickering
Occupation: Horseman and beastman
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: George Eddon. Father and employer
Summary of case: Bertie Eddon is the only other man on the farm of 66 acres with 3 working horses, 6 milking cows, 2 young beasts and 6 calves. George Eddon is very lame and 66 years of age and cannot manage the farm without his son.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Mar 1916. Dismissed |