| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4283
Appeal against conscription of: Edgar Shaw Smith
Age: 27
Address: Manor House, Thornton le Street
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in present occupation
Appellant: Jacob and Thomas M Bell, employer
Summary of Case: The farm is 700 acres of which 333 are arable, 18 regular working horses, 16 young and other horses, 400 sheep. Before was had 14 men regularly employed. Now have only 8 men and a boy including two aged men and two wounded soldiers, it is intended to sow 50 acres of wheat this autumn, and it is impossible to spare this man without hindering the work of the farm. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3239]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 11 Oct 1917. Allowed to 1 Jan 1918 |