| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5301
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Baines
Age: 23
Address: Bedale Wood Farm. Bedale
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Bedale Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: William James Baines, father and employer
Summary of case: Herbert Baines is the only labour on a farm of 257 acres 98 arable and livestock. The farm cannot be managed with any fewer men although there is a boy of 16 years and a hind who acts as a shepherd. Herbert Baines has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 100.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |