| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5232
Appeal against conscription of: John Herbert Read
Age: 19
Address: Gill Gate Farm, Caldbergh, Middleham
Occupation: Farm labourer
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, g) exempt occupation
Appellant: Thomas Falshaw Harrison, employer
Summary of case: Appellant is a farmer with 138 acres and 187 sheep on open common. 200 ewes and 12 cows, 2 horses and 3 pigs. No other assistance available and it would be impracticable to carry on the farm without him. Read has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 209
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |