| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4159
Appeal against conscription of: John George Corner
Age: 39
Address: Kiplin Cottages, Northallerton
Occupation: Repairing Swale bank river
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: R J Hutchinson, of Kiplin, employer
Summary of case: The repair of the riverbank is imperative at all times to prevent flooding of arable fields when banks break. Only three men instead of four or five are employed, one 70 years and the other almost blind. John Corner also assists a farm at harvest. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3122]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 30 Aug 1917. Allowed to 1 Jan 1918 |