| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5251
Appeal against conscription of: Anthony Freeman Fawcett
Age: 21
Address: Birkrigg, Hawes
Occupation: Farm worker
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Anthony Freeman Fawcett, father and employer
Summary of case: Appellant suffers from Asthma which has limited his ability to work his mothers farm this winter. He also works with a brother on his farm. There are three brothers fighting in France and another in England who has been badly gassed. He is the only son he has left. Freeman has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 598
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |