| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4419
Appeal against conscription of: Frank Mudd
Age: 32
Address: Warther, Marske, Masham
Occupation: Plate layer
Local tribunal: Masham Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Henry Scrope, Military Representative
Summary of case: Mudd was employed as a plate layer by a contractor on the light railway between Masham and the Leeds and Harrogate Reservoirs. The line is now used to convey troops, prisoners of war and supplies to the prisoner of war camp at Colsterdale. The military representative considered that the work done by Mudd, classed A1, could be done by a man of a lesser category or over 41 years of age and that he was not convinced that Mudd spent all his time on plate laying.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Nov 1917. Military appeal. Allowed. Certificate to be withdrawn. |