| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 4961
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert George Laverick
Age: 29
Address: Wiske House, Great Smeaton
Occupation: Farming, stacker and thatcher
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Christopher Laverick, father and employer
Summary of case: decided 14 Jan 1918 granted exemption to 1 May 1918. Laverick senior was 75 and in bad health, not having been out of doors for 6 weeks. He gave details of his 250 acre farm, which would not be able to produce any food without the son's labour. [See also NRCC/CL 9/14562]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 3 May 1918. Refused. |