| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5335
Appeal against conscription of: Colin Rutherford
Age: 21
Address: Kirkgate, Thirsk
Occupation: Farm worker
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested : Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: T Rutherford, employer
Summary of case: Previous application on 4 Jul 1917 resulted in a conditional exemption. He works on his father's farm, 103 acres, half grass and half arable with a lot of livestock. He does the ploughing, sowing and heavy work. His father is over 70 and outlines his own war experience. Four sons have been in the army, one killed and one wounded and gassed, another wounded in the Artillery and the fourth serving in France. Decision stated that he did not need to join the Volunteer Training Corps. Rutherford has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 922
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |