| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 260
Appeal against conscription of: John Frank Featherstone
Age: 18
Address: Tender Hill, Low Farndale, Kirbymoorside
Occupation: Beastman, shepherd, milker, thatcher and mower
Local tribunal: Kirbymoorside Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Joseph Featherstone, father
Summary of case: Farm of 189 acres of land with 190 sheep, 133 of them to lamb. Joseph Featherstone has three horses, six cows and eight other beasts. He has himself, two sons and a grandmother who is 77 years old and a girl, thirteen years old. Joseph Featherstone has to wear a double truss. Applicant withdrew his appeal.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Mar 1916. Withdrawn |