| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2710
Appeal against conscription of: John Thomas Stephenson
Age: 25
Address: Aislaby, Pickering
Occupation: Shepherd
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Josiah Creaser, employer
Summary of case: This is the only man I have on a farm of 192 acres, 120 arable. He is at present taking 219 sheep with a little help and at spring takes drill-binder and the only one to carry stack-thatch etc. [See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/2056]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 27 Jan 1917 Allowed exemption to 31 Jul 1917. |