| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 53
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas William Hikeley
Age: Not stated
Address: Wheat Acres Farm, Kirkleatham, Redcar
Occupation: Horseman and farmer
Local tribunal: Redcar Urban District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: Not stated
Appellant: Thomas William Hikeley, father and employer
Summary of case: The farm on which the applicant works belongs to his father. The farm is 208 acres. The boys father is and has been for some time unfit to look after the farm and the boy has to manage the working of the Farm. There is just one other man who works on the farm temporarily, and he is also attested, and expects to be shortly called up. If the boy is taken away the boys father will have to give up the farm owing to his indifferent health. Dr. Brownlie can give a certificate showing that the boys father is in ill-health and unable to attend to farm duties. In support his father said his son is indispensable
and farm men are so difficult to get
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Mar 1916. Exemption until 1 Jun 1916 |