| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 794
Appeal against conscription of: Isaac Sigsworth
Age: 21
Address: Stilton House, Helmsley
Occupation: Head horseman
Local tribunal: Helmsley Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, b) engaged in different occupation
Appellant: G F Sigsworth, father and employer
Summary of Case: Indispensable to running 340 acre mixed farm. If goes just two young men to run farm, Employer is infirm. Local tribunal found eight men working on farm and Isaac can be spared and employer is not as infirm as he makes out and actively manages farm.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 7 Jun 1916. Dismissed. |