| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4608
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Moverley
Age: Not stated
Address: Sutton Forest, Easingwold
Occupation: Cowkeeper
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Anthony Wood, solicitor on behalf of Ernest Moverley
Summary of case: Moverley states he has heart trouble, plus a wife and child who were delicate. He worked all the time on his land when not delivering milk. His solicitor also referred to certificates from two ‘Private Medical Men both of whom certified him as unfit for Military Service as he is suffering Phthisis and Rupture .. he used to be a blacksmith but he had to give it up on account of ill health’. The solicitor said that from his own knowledge Moverley was not fit for Military Service as he is very often ill in bed. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/3866]
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 Jan 1918. Dismissed. |