| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5045
Appeal against conscription of: Ernest Horner
Age: 26
Address: Market Place, Bedale
Occupation: Cowkeeper etc
Local tribunal: Bedale
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: O W Hunt, National Service Representative
Summary of case: Appellant based his appeal on the grounds that Horner had not fulfilled his condition of exemption by joining the Volunteer Training Corps. Local tribunal stated in their reasons for granting an exemption that Horner was fully occupied and it would have been unreasonable for him to have to join the Volunteer Training Corps and so it had never been a requirement.
Supporting evidence:
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 28 May 1918. Dismissed. National Service appeal |