| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5375
Appeal against conscription of: Herbert Wake
Age: 21
Address: Town End Farm, Deighton
Occupation: Horseman
Local tribunal: Northallerton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: A Foster, employer
Summary of case: 240 acre farm. I have 9 working horses, 100 acres corn, 30 acres fallow and roots, 10 milking cows, 60 sheep, 40 cattle. The man is a good hand with horses and all agricultural farm work. Wake has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number1400
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |