| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5287
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Lumley
Age: 19
Address: Harlsey Grange, West Harlsey
Occupation: Farming
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: William Lumley, father and employer
Summary of case: A very skilled ploughman and all farm work and very much needed on the farm and could not be replaced. I have one son in the army and as been in two year, and I think it a very hard case if another has to go with the arable land I have. Lumley has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 970
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |