| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4526
Appeal against conscription of: John Maurice Colllinson
Age: 21
Address: Nook Farm, Mickleton
Occupation: Stocksman , shepherd and general farm labourer
Local tribunal: Startforth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Thomas Kipling Harrison, uncle and employer
Summary of case: Previous appeal decided 12 May 1917, allowed exemption to 31 Oct 1917. At the suggestion of the local tribunal and North Riding Appeal Tribunal Collinson left his job butchering in Darlington to release his brother for service, he being graded C2 and his brother A1. He is now running Harrison's farm until his brother returns from India. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3544]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 5 Jan 1918, Dismissed |