| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3563
Appeal against conscription of: Tom Sickling
Age: 18
Address: Lane End Farm, Acklam
Occupation: Cowman etc
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: C T Sickling, father and employer
Summary of case: Temporary exemption to 14 May 1917 had been granted by the local tribunal to give C T Sickling time to find a substitute. On 11 June 1917 he wrote to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal saying Tom Sickling had been sent calling up papers but C T Sickling had not found a replacement. The Clerk replied on 12 Jun 1917 that the temporary exemption was to allow time, not to grant exemption until a replacement was found.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 18 May 1917 Appeal allowed to 14 June 1917. Final |