| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3475
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Birch
Age: 32
Address: Leeming, Bedale
Occupation: Nursery work (foreman)
Local tribunal: Bedale Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: John Harkness, employer
Summary of case: Essential to the running of the nursery, but claiming partly medically unfit. The business is short-handed and every eligible man, except one, has been called up.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 May 1917. Allowed until 31 Oct 1917 |