| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 459
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Lownsbrough
Age: 21
Address: Snainton, York
Occupation: Beastman, milkman and slaughterman
Local tribunal: Scarborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) exempt occupation
Appellant: William Lownsbrough, father and employer
Summary of case: This man is registered as a butcher and a cowman and is employed in a certified occupation. He is indispensable to the appellants farm
.it is impossible to replace him. I have 3 men and a boy to work the farm, and in consequence of ill health I am unable to do much work.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 17 Apr 1916. Dismissed. Leave to appeal refused. |