| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3628
Appeal against conscription of: Willie Auton
Age: 36
Address: Ivy House, Thoralby, Aysgarth
Occupation: Licensed lay reader
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Willie Auton
Summary of case: Infirmity, not physically strong. The parish of Aysgarth is about 40 square miles and includes seven townships. As services are held in each township the vicar, who has no other help, needs the support of a lay reader otherwise some work of importance would have to be given up.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 May 1917 Dismissed. |