| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5310
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Bowes
Age: 18
Address: High Close, Gainforth, Darlington
Occupation: Farm work
Local tribunal: Startforth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: Not stated.
Appellant: Joseph Crooks, employer
Summary of case: Joseph Crooks needs him for his farm of 92 acres 51 of which are arable, and livestock. The applicant is the only man he has to assist him. Robert Bowes has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 704
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Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |