| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3597
Appeal against conscription of: William Henry Craythorne
Age: 19
Address: Crossley Side, Little Fryup
Occupation: Farm horseman
Local tribunal: Guisborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: George Brotchie, Military Representative
Summary of case: Following an application by Josiah Craythorne, employer farming mixed arable land. Craythornes father was incapacitated and his wife had been admitted to York Asylum. Conditional exemption had been granted by the local tribunal. In their reasons for their decision the local tribunal stated that due to shortage of labour and the 'supreme necessity of increasing food production' Craythorne should be retained in present employment until a satisfactory substitute found. But military representative appealed against this decision as Craythorne had been passed fit for General Service and conditional exemption should be subject to man being substituted by a man in lower category.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 18 May 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal |