| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4887
Appeal against conscription of: Frederick Bulman
Age: 27
Address: Glebe Farm, Hawsker
Occupation: Tenant farmer
Local tribunal: Whitby Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Volunteer Training Corps
Appellant: Graham Craig, Whitby Recruiting Officer
Summary of case: Bulman stated that he is a tenant farmer working single handed 56 acres and therefore have no time to spare to attend the Volunteer Training Corps. Craig states that The certificate of exemption be not made subject to his [Bulman] remaining in the VTC.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 16 Apr 1918. Allowed. Condition removed. Certificate to be varied accordingly. |