| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5336
Appeal against conscription of: Lewis Kendall
Age: 19
Address: Nab Farm, Kepwick
Occupation: Horseman etc
Local tribunal: Thirsk Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: d) serious hardship
Appellant: Luke Kendall, employer
Summary of case: Previous application on 25 Jun 1917 gave conditional exemption. There had been five employees before the war; he now had two. The farm is 1300 acres including moorland and 50 acres arable. 300 ewes, 270 lambs and 200 other sheep plus other livestock. The farm is reliant on this man. Decision stated that he did not need to join the Volunteer Training Corps. Kendall has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1302
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. |