| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2600
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Albert Hodgson
Age: 29
Address: Stapleton, Darlington
Occupation: Shepherd
Local tribunal: Croft Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: George Mitchell, employer
Summary of case: He is my only shepherd. Letter from The East House, Great Smeaton addressed to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal stating: In case I do not see you tomorrow, I write to say I think some of George Mitchells men should be taken unless there are others substituted, and as there is only man under 30 and he is a shepherd, I should leave him alone. When I visited the farm Martinmas I thought it was very economically worked, as far as labour went it could not do with less. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/987]
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Jan 1917. Allowed. Conditional whilst in present occupation. |