| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5066
Appeal against conscription of: Maurice Storey
Age: 22
Address: Barden Lane Farm, Constable Burton
Occupation: Ploughman etc
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Fred Storey, father and employer
Summary of case: Maurice is the only support on a working farm of 135 acres and a stray on the moor. The father suffers from gastric ulcers and a weak heart due to an attack of pleurisy. Because of his father's very delicate health he is the sole supporter of the family, a mother and two young sisters. His only brother, a volunteer early in 1915, died of wounds received in action in France. Storey has an exemption from the Agriculture Committee number 559
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 28 May 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |