| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3081
Appeal against conscription of: Wilfred Robert Taylor
Age: 35
Address: Battersby, Great Ayton
Occupation: Small holding manager
Local tribunal: Stokesley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Jonathan Taylor, employer and father
Summary of case: Taylor is a single farmer on the family small holding producing fresh food. He has been passed by the RMB as C1. The local tribunal decided the appellant and his family could maintain the business in his absence. He has been granted one month further exemption by the local tribunal; the North Riding Tribunal sent him to the Central Medical Board and subsequently sent to the Substitution Officer so he could continue farm work.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 18 May 1917. Allowed conditioned exemption |