| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 434
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Shields, junior
Age: 31
Address: Castle Bolton, Redmire
Occupation: Tinsmith and plumber
Local tribunal: Leyburn 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: Joseph Shields Senior, father and employer
Summary of Case: The father, 62, claims that he needs his son to maintain the business because age and illness prevent him from running the business alone, his son does most of the work and there is no apprentice. There are two other sons one of whom has enlisted and the other son is married and lives a distance away in Ripon. A supporting letter from M Spensley of Castle Bolton requests exemption for Joseph Shields for a few months in which to get through their spring work and states that it would be a very great hardship to them if their trade and living were snatched away by others in his absence.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Apr 1916. Allowed. Exemption for one day. |