| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4420
Appeal against conscription of: James Edward Pease
Age: 26
Address: Hutton Hill farm, Constable Burton
Occupation: Horseman
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
Appellant: Richard Pease, employer as senior partner in farm
Summary of case: James Pease was a partner with the appellant on a 220 acre farm. The only other labour was a younger son and a hand over 65 years old. One son was in the Army in Mesopotamia and another working on Government turbines. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3248]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 9 Nov 1917. Allowed to 31 Mar 1918. |