| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5057
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Wilton
Age: 20
Address: Hutton Moor, Baldersby
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Thomas W Spilman, employer
Summary of case: There must be a capable horseman in the house as the cottages are too far away. Wilton is responsible for the lifting of the heavy weights when delivering and threshing. There are 14 horses to work and five or six teams to run. There is only one other man capable of working the binder and half of the stacking of corn is done by this man. Wilton has an exemption from the Agriculture Committee number 211
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 28 May 1918. Dismissed. |