| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 2961
Appeal against conscription of: Henry Smith
Age: 36
Address: 81 Westgate, Pickering
Occupation: Head horseman
Local tribunal: Pickering Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Robert Kitching, employer
Summary of case: Farm of 450 acres, six men, one of them aged 76 and one mentally deficient. Local tribunal states that this man entered his age on his national registration form as 44. It was subsequently proved the man's age was 36. Arrangement appears to have been made between the appellant and the recruiting officer for the man to join up after harvest. This arrangement should be adhered to.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Mar 1917. No appearance |