| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 780
Appeal against conscription of: Metcalfe Greenwood
Age: 23
Address: Myers Farm, Wensley
Occupation: Horseman and cowman
Local tribunal: Leyburn Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation
Appellant: Abraham Greenwood, farmer and employer
Summary of case: My farm lies very wide 176a, 120 pasture, 53 meadow and 3 arable, I released one man last May day. I now appeal for this son to be left till after hay time or I shall have to give up as I cannot work the 3 young horses without a man. I have only a lad of 17 left and he is not used to horses and could not manage them. It would not be to the national interest for the crops to be rotting in the fields, when they ought to be cut and gathered. If he is left till then I won't appeal anymore.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 5 Jun 1916. Allowed exemption to 1 Aug 1916 |