| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3365
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Sigsworth
Age: Not stated
Address: Sinnington, Yorkshire
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Pickering Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Not stated
Grounds for appeal: None stated
Appellant: John Kirk, Military Representative
Summary of case: A previous military appeal to the local tribunal in April 1916 had been dismissed. The current appeal states that Sigsworth is young, single, passed for general service and not in a reserved occupation. The local tribunal state that his employer has a 100 acre farm and the only butcher's business within a wide radius of the village. Sigsworth is the slaughterman and works on the farm.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Apr 1917. Allowed. Military appeal. Certificate to be cancelled. Not to be called up before 1 Jun 1917. |