| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5223
Appeal against conscription of: Bertie Henry Hobson
Age: 19
Address: Baldersby, Ripon
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested.
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, b) engaged in different occupation, d) serious hardship, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: George Bean, employer
Summary of case: This man is the only active man on two farms totalling 346 acres, 209 of which are arable. Farm has five horses and two ready to break and all other help is elderly. 70 acres of rough acres has just been ploughed out. I would not be able to manage harvest without him. Hobson has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 489
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |