| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3723
Appeal against conscription of: Alfred Edward Lawson
Age: 25
Address: The Manor House, Hauxwell
Occupation: Cowman etc
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Services Act 1916
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Frederick Riddell, Military Representative
Summary of case: This man is a cowman and shepherd employed on his father's farm. He had been given temporary exemption three times by the local tribunal, the last on the grounds that a substitute be obtained. The military representative appealed to the local tribunal that the substitution was not progressing; the local tribunal dismissed his appeal. They stated that it was in the national interest that he remain until the military find a substitute... He was passed for general service. The military representative then appealed to the North Riding Appeal Tribunal on the same grounds, adding that the farmer had other sons who he could bring home if necessary.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 21 June 1917. Dismissed. Military appeal |