| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 331
Appeal against conscription of: William Trousdale
Age: 35
Address: Williamsbeck, Bilsdale, Stokesley
Occupation: Horse and cowman
Local tribunal: Stokesley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: g) exempt occupation
Appellant: J.H. and Wm Dunning, employers
Summary of case: He is the only man we have and we cannot very well spare him. The local tribunal decision was, Nearly 50 acres of the land mentioned is rough pasture. The appellants are only 50 years of age and it is considered that the two of them ought to carry on the farm without keeping an unmarried man of military age.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Apr 1916. Dismissed. |