| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4487
Appeal against conscription of: William Arthur Kettlestring
Age: 17
Address: Merton, York
Occupation: Farm horseman and market gardener
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: William Kettlestring, grandfather and employer
Summary of case: Has 40 acres of which 20 acres is market garden. Due to ill health the grandfather could not work the land, prior to the war he employed four men and now only has Kettlestring junior and a workman age 46. He has found it impossible to find men to help and has been forced to employ women. The local tribunal refused appeal due to the grandson was not wholly employed in working the land but also in transporting the produce to land. They found women could be found and the work was not of national importance.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Dec 1917. to be reheard and if passed Grade 1 no further exemption, but if in lower grade exemption until 31 Mar 1918 |