| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3370
Appeal against conscription of: William Arthur Boddy
Age: 32
Address: Scalby Nags, Scalby
Occupation: Farm hand
Local tribunal: Scalby Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Henry Cross, employer
Summary of case: Boddy was the only employee on an isolated 70 acre high hill side general and dairy farm, part grazed part tilled. He was the only person able to wheel the milk down to the highway and on to Scalby a mile away as his employer was old, 61, and lame. Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Apr 1917. Dismissed. Not to be called up before 30 June 1917 |