| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3565
Appeal against conscription of: John W Veale
Age: 36
Address: West Moor House, Marton
Occupation: Farm labourer
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: J W Pennyman, Military Representative
Summary of case: The local tribunal allowed exemption to 14 May 1917 as other help on the farm was not efficient. A letter from Veales employer stated that he had left his employment on 28 April and gone to his wife's parents in Bishop Auckland: he had no work to go to. The military representatives appeal stated: That there is sufficient labour on the farm without him. The arm is 90 acres, 50 arable and there are 14 cows to milk. The staff besides Veale consists of the farmer, J Thurlow, aged 53: F Thurlow aged 17 and a lad of 14.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 18 May 1917. Allowed Military appeal |