| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5257
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Thurlbeck
Age: 20
Address: Paradise Farm, Croft Spa
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Croft on Tees Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Robert Beswick, employer
Summary of case: My farm is 228 acres in extent 101 acres arable. I have only one other man on the farm and a boy. One of my men enlisted when the war started. I am a man short as it is. My age is 75. Therefore I cannot do without less labour than I have. Thurlbeck has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 8
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |