| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 3869
Appeal against conscription of: Donald Wheatley Agar
Age: 18yrs
Address: Eastfield Farm Haxby York
Occupation: Practical and skilled Farmer
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a)continue in current occupation b) engaged in different occupation d) serious hardship g) exempt occupation
Appellant: E.W. Agar, father, represented by Geo Crombie & Sons. solicitors
Summary of case: E.W. Agar runs a large farm with the help of his twin sons one of which is a "cripple" the other son, Donald, is for all practical purposes blind in one eye according to W.A. Evelyn M. D. Donald relies on three important points 1. No more agricultural labour is to be taken away from any farms without the consent of the War Agricultural Committee. 2. That no man classed lower than general service is to be taken away according to the Food Production Leaflet No. 10. [ See also NRCC/Cl 9/1/3504]
Supporting evidence: yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 14 July 1917 Allowed to 1 Jan 1918 a) |