| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 556
Appeal against conscription of: Thomas Foxton Leek
Age: 29
Address: Strensall, York
Occupation: Farmer and horseman
Local tribunal: Flaxton Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) exempt occupation
Appellant: Frances Leek, father
Summary of case: Farming to provide food for the nation and horseman for widowed mother also attends to the cattle and also applied for an absolute exemption.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 8 May 1916. Dismissed. |