| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 451
Appeal against conscription of: Fred Bickerton
Age: Not stated
Address: The Lodge, Sion Hill, Thirsk
Occupation: Indentured plumbers apprentice
Local tribunal: Northallerton Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Herbert Edward Lightfoot, employer
Summary of Case: Fred is employed as an experienced plumbers mate to support the maintenance of water supplies for the Hildgard, Malton, Harewood, Emmerson and Horsfall Estates. Some of this work is dangerous involving work down deep wells where a mate is required, you cannot send a man down a deep well without having a trained assistant as well. The water supply to the farms and residential houses is surely a matter of national importance.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Apr 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 1 Aug 1916 |