| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2911
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Cundill
Age: 35
Address: 18 Hurgill Road Richmond
Occupation: Horseman and cowman
Local tribunal: Richmond Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, b) engaged in different occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Not stated
Summary of case: This man is a farm worker at Gingerfield farm near Richmond. Previously a corporation foreman. The applicant has his wife to maintain and partly maintain his mother who is 66 and can do nothing. He visits her in Ripon every fortnight and stays the weekend with her. He has three brothers who are all in the army. The applicants wife is a somnambulist and in delicate health generally, she is not safe to be left in the house alone especially at night. The appellant asks for conditional exemption as long as he remains in farm work '[ See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/2151]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Feb 1917 Allowed Conditional |