| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2832
Appeal against conscription of: Edmund Frederick Wailes Macdonald
Age: 19
Address: Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Isaac Fawell, employer
Summary of case: That it is expedient in the national interest that this man should, instead of being employed in military service, be engaged in the agricultural work in which he is habitually engaged.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 15 Feb 1917. Dismissed on the understanding that substitute can attend to steam plough as well as horses. |