| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 32
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Marshall
Age: 23
Address: School Yard, West Ayton, Yorks
Occupation: Farm labourer
Local tribunal: Scarborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Mrs Isabel Darrell, farmer and employer.
Summary of case: He works on an 800 acre farm, the other men are over military age and he is needed to work the horses and other heavy work, so is indispensable. Even with the current workforce the farm is struggling. The local tribunal decided that the farm was in a better position than that of their neighbours and casual labour could be found in the village, “it is not necessary in national interests that the man appealed for remain in civil employment”.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Mar 1916. Dismissed. |