| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3764
Appeal against conscription of: Matthew Brockhill Lambert
Age: 22
Address: Wathgill, Downholme
Occupation: Stocksman
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Lambert, father
Summary of case: Lambert had been earlier given a temporary exemption to 13 May 1917, to enable Lambert Snr to bring home a younger son who was on another farm. He had not done so and asked for further exemption but this had been denied. Another son was already in France and if Matthew Lambert was called up, the farm would be shorthanded during haymaking time. The local tribunal stated in their reasons for their decision in May 1917 that they had suggested Lambert's place on the farm could be taken by a man from the Agricultural Battalion.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Jun 1917. Dismissed. |