| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5292
Appeal against conscription of: Louis Bosomworth
Age: 23
Address: Risebrough House, Borrowby
Occupation: Horseman
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, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Ann Bosomworth, mother and employer
Summary of case: I am a widow and this is the only son who can carry on my business of a farmer and horse slaughterer. If he was taken away it would mean ruin to me financially. Bosomworth has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1157
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 10 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |