| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3316
Appeal against conscription of: Harold Blenkin
Age: 21
Address: Amotherby, Malton
Occupation: Farm Foreman
Local tribunal: Malton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: William Rawling, employer
Summary of case: Blenkin is foreman and has 60 acres of turnip land to get ready and 26 acres of fallow to prepare, the farm totals 400 acres. The rest of the men hold a medical card except one who is under military age and is too light to plough. Prior to the war Rawling employed six men and four boys, with seven teams of horses and now only have five teams. Blenkin is the only man to manage the horses. Blenkin is also the only man strong enough to carry corn. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/2051]
Supporting evidence: Yes.
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 Apr 1917. Dismissed. |