| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5260
Appeal against conscription of: Matthew Hind
Age: 20
Address: Hutton Magna, Winston
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Startforth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: J. Robinson, employer
Summary of case: Essential for the cultivation of the 470 acre farm, he is the chief support of his widowed mother who has already lost two sons and has a third in the army. Hind has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 924
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |