| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3183
Appeal against conscription of: Richard Edwin Robson
Age: 18
Address: Briscoe, Cotherstone
Occupation: Shepherd
Local tribunal: Startforth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: William Robson, father and employer
Summary of case: William Robson has lost two of his younger sons, aged 10 & 7, since Christmas and is left with just Richard and one other son aged 12. He is requesting exemption for his son long enough to see them through lambing season.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Mar 1917. Dismissed. |