| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 5787
Appeal against conscription of: Charles Wood
Age: 34
Address: Pockley
Occupation: Butcher
Local tribunal: Helmsley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Medical grade: 2
Appellant: Charles Wood
Summary of case: Wood is doing work of national importance being a tenant farmer farming 11 acres. He is also doing some butchering in over time. He has no time to attend the Volunteer Training Corps as it is three miles from his place, and he will be neglecting things on his farm. [Case papers for NRCC/CL 9/1/4754 included with these papers]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 2 Nov 1918. Withdrawn. |