| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 371
Appeal against conscription of: Thompson Cleminson
Age: 19
Address: Sorrel Sykes, Framington, Grinton, Richmond
Occupation: Cowman and horseman
Local tribunal: Reeth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) exempt occupation
Appellant: John Horn, employer, farmer and butcher
Summary of case: Thompson Cleminson is vital to the running of the farm. The appellant writes, there is not a man to get to do a days work and have everything to cart from Richmond Station a distance of 11 miles. The local tribunal considered that there was sufficient labour on the farm in the national circumstances.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 8 Apr 1916. Dismissed. |