| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3629
Appeal against conscription of: Simon Wilfred Peacock
Age: 18
Address: Bainbridge, Askrigg
Occupation: Book keeper and carter
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: James Peacock, employer and father
Summary of case: My son is the only support in my business and as practically all my customers are farmers, living across a wide area, my two horses and carts must be on the road every day to keep the farmers supplied. In this respect my son does the same work as a millers cartman. My accounts and books have to be kept up to date especially as many of my customers pay half yearly. My oldest son is in France and I have no other person, I trust, to fall back on.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 May 1917 Dismissed. |