| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3656
Appeal against conscription of: Royston Valentine Roger
Age: 21
Address: Whitby Road, Pickering
Occupation: Market Gardener
Local tribunal: Pickering Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Royston Valentine Roger
Summary of case: He has 3 acres of market garden land which is devoted to intensive cultivation of vegetables, fruit and seeds. In the event of being called up I have no-one to leave in charge and the food would be lost.[See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/2960]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 25 May 1917. Dismissed. |