| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5415
Appeal against conscription of: Walter Stelling
Age: 18
Address: Hutton Conyers, Ripon
Occupation: Wood feller
Local tribunal: Wath Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Christopher Stelling, father and employer
Summary of case: He is essential to the business, his father being 68 and in poor health. His father is a subcontractor for Mr Spence, timber merchant. He suffers from rheumatism and is short sighted. If his son goes he will have to give up the business.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: 26 Jun 1918. Dismissed. |