| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5073
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Graham
Age: 22
Address: West Burton, Aysgarth
Occupation: Cowman
Local tribunal: Aysgarth 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 Lambert, employer
Summary of case: Robert Graham is the only man on the farm with 30 dairy cows and other cattle and sheep and it would be impossible for me to carry on my farm without a man. I always had two men before the war and Robert was a rejected man when I engaged him. Graham has an exemption from the Agriculture Committee number 186
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 28 May 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |