| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3761
Appeal against conscription of: James Barningham
Age: 33
Address: Reeth, Yorkshire
Occupation: Carrier
Local tribunal: Reeth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: b) engaged in different occupation
Appellant: Major C Speid-Soote, Military Representative
Summary of case: Barningham had been passed C1 by the medical examiner, having lost his left eye, and been given a temporary exemption to 13 Jul 1917. He also had a delicate wife and five very young children. The military representative objected on the grounds that BarninghamÂ’s exemption was not on account of his occupation and that it was in the national interest that he joins the army. The tribunal dismissed the appeal and extended the temporary exemption to 1 Oct 1917 on condition he remained employed in timber sawying [sic]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Jun 1917. Dismissed certificate of local tribunal varied. Man exempt to 1 Oct 1917 conditional on his continuing to be employed on timber sawying |