| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5235
Appeal against conscription of: James Henry Carter
Age: 19
Address: Cox Pasture, Constable Burton
Occupation: Ploughman
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
Appellant: William Summers, employer
Summary of case: Appellant is 69 years of age with 186 acres, 70 arable, and 7 horses. Only other help on the farm is a mentally deficient man. Carter has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1104
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |