| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5377
Appeal against conscription of: Wilfred Allen Thompson
Age: 19
Address: Valley 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: William Thompson, employer
Summary of case: I farm a 200 acre farm, 90 arable having ploughed out 26 acres of grass with 6 working horses and 38 head of cattle and only this man, a boy and myself. Thompson has a certificate from the War Agriculture Executive Committee which allows him the right to appeal against his conscription, number 1230
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 11 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |