| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5102
Appeal against conscription of: John William Wilding
Age: 19
Address: Cloughton Fields Farm, Scarborough
Occupation: Waggoner
Local tribunal: Scarborough Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Fred Harrison, employer
Summary of case: Harrison said his appeal was because Wilding's occupation was food production, in the national interest, and he also had a widowed, dependent, very delicate mother.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 30 May 1918. Dismissed. |