| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5367
Appeal against conscription of: George Ernest Coates
Age:19
Address: Catto Hall, Kirby Sigston
Occupation: Farming
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Mary A Coates, mother and employer
Summary of case: George Ernest Coates lives with his widowed mother and is irreplaceable on the family farm which consists of 104 acres. As well as arable land there are horses milking cows stove cattle ewes and lambs. Coates has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 987
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918 |