| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4960
Appeal against conscription of: George Ernest Jeffels
Age: 23
Address: Dixon House, East Cowton
Occupation: Foreman wheelwright and agricultural implement maker etc
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: T J Jeffels, father and employer
Summary of case: 17 Jan 1918, granted exemption to 1 July 1918. Father has 3 other sons who joined up without appeal and 4 young children fewer than 15. He cannot work himself due to injury, and would have to give up the business without his son. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4590]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 3 May 1918. Decertified. |