| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5
Appeal against conscription of: Leslie Hetherton
Age: 18
Address: County Stud Farm, Sandburn, Stockton-on-the-Forest,
Occupation: Stallion man.
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation.
Appellant: John Hetherton, employer
Summary of case: A Stallion Man is a certified occupation. The undermentioned Association is sending out twenty stallions to various parts of the country - all of these horses have been applied for by local horse-breeders, and it is in the national interest to encourage horse breeding as much as possible. Every effort has been made to find a competent man of over military age but without success.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 20 Mar 1916. Dismissed. |