| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4504
Appeal against conscription of: John Cockburn Hodgeson
Age: 30
Address: Stallingbusk, Askrigg
Occupation: Sheppard and general farmer
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: James Hodgeson, employer
Summary of case: The appellant farms 308 acres with 178 sheep. The farm is very much scattered. John is the only help on the farm and the appellant is very much lame[See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4171]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Jan 1918. Allowed to 31 Mar 1918. |