| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5663
Appeal against conscription of: Albert Thatcher
Age: 42
Address: The Kennels, Snainton
Occupation: Huntsman of Derwent Hounds
Local tribunal: Scarborough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) remain in present occupation
Appellant: N.B. Holliday, employer
Summary of case: (a) Appellant [Thatcher] is the only man who knows the Derwent Hounds individually by name (b) Is capable of being left in charge of hounds as to their care and feeding (c) The only man who can hunt the hounds knowing the hounds and the country as the Master Major Holliday cannot hunt being in the Army (d) That hunting is a matter of national importance and essential for keeping up the breed of horses (e) That a hunt establishment is really a remount depot the Government having power to take all horses required, and only registered horses are allowed extra food (f) That both Lord Derby and Sir A.C. Geddes agreed that it was reasonable that one competent man was necessary for each hunt (g) That it is not possible to get another man at all.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 29 Aug 1918. Allowed to 1 Oct 1918. Final. |