| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4508
Appeal against conscription of: John Matthew Outhwaite
Age: 24
Address: Stalling Busk, Askrigg
Occupation: Cowman and Farmer
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: William Outhwaite, father and employer
Summary of case: The appellant is 73 years of age and it is impossible for him to carry on the farm without his son. The farm is 91 acres, they have 19 head of cattle, 5 milk cows and 53 lambing ewes. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4172].
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Jan 1918. Allowed to 31 Mar 1918. |