| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 420
Appeal against conscription of: Edgar Smith
Age: Not stated
Address: Bruncliffe Farm, Staddle Bridge, Northallerton
Occupation: Stocksman
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: John Smith, farmer and employer
Summary of case: The local tribunal had decided that Edgar Smith was not indispensable to the running of the farm. John Smith appealed against this decision : I farm 210 acre farm arable, 105 acres, my stock is 12 Horses 12 Milking cows and 42 feeding cattle 102 sheep. Swine 11.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Apr 1916. Dismissed |