| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 453
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas William Clark
Age: 18
Address: Knayton, Thirsk
Occupation: Slaughterman and stock keeper
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship, e) exempt occupation
Appellant: James Henry Clark, father and employer
Summary of Case: Only employee of father to work on the farm as slaughterman and shop keeper. Father works four days a week - two days at market and two days doing county rounds- leaving son in charge of shop. Father also acts as assessor and collector of taxes leaving more work for his son. Local tribunal deemed that his occupation wasÂ’ no longer necessary in the national interests that he should continue in civil employmentÂ’.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 13 Apr 1916. Dismissed Decision [of local tribunal] confirmed. |