| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5330
Appeal against conscription of: Edmund Frederick W McDonald
Age: 22
Address: 71 Julian Avenue, South Shields
Occupation: Engine driver etc
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) ill health or infirmity
Appellant: Isaac Fawell, employer
Summary of case: Granted exemption until substituted at Northallerton on 17 Feb 1917. Works for a farmer aged 76, with a farm of 370 acres including 300 arable. Seven men had joined up since 1914. McDonald helps with the heavy work and does all the forking of corn in harvest. Decision stated that he did not need to join the Volunteer Training Corps. McDonald has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 606
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |