| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5231
Appeal against conscription of: John Henry Clarkson
Age: 21
Address: Finghall, Constable Burton
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Edwin Clarkson, father and employer
Summary of case: John is a full time horseman ploughman and the only man to do 43 acres of ploughing. Appellant has 3 young horses which could not be managed unless horseman was fit. Also farm has 30 cattle, and 20 acres at hay time and 34 at harvest. Clarkson has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1353
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |