| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2615
Appeal against conscription of: John Cockburn Hodgson
Age:29
Address: Stalling Busk, Askrigg
Occupation: Shepherd etc.
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, d) serious hardship, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Frederick Riddell, Military Representative
Summary of case: Appeal to local tribunal: Land and barns are very scattered and I cannot do the shepherding. A capable and reliable man is needed. Local tribunal decided Hodgson be given conditional exemption as long as he remained in his current occupation. Military representative appealed against this decision.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Jan 1917. Allowed to 15 Aug 1917. Military appeal, decision of local tribunal varied. |