| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5279
Appeal against conscription of: William Richmond Hodgson
Age: 19
Address: Danby Grange, Northallerton
Occupation: Farming
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Ralph Wallace, employer
Summary of case: Shortage of labour and only having one cottage on a large farm of 392 acres have depend on young labour. Hodgson has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 965
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |