| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 642
Appeal against conscription of: Richard Boynton
Age: 22
Address: Bolton-on-Swale, Scorton, Yorkshire
Occupation: Cowman
Local tribunal: Richmond Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: e) exempt occupation
Appellant: F B Smeeton, employer
Summary of Case: Has charge of 65 beasts and milks 20 cows. Cannot get other men to milk. Appellant has 188 acres of ploughing. This man is doing more good producing food than if he was fighting for his country.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 23 May 1916. Allowed. Exemption to 1 Aug 1916 |