| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 824
Appeal against conscription of: Robert Spencer
Age: 37
Address: The Wynd, Gayle, Hawes
Occupation: Cowman etc
Local tribunal: Aysgarth Rural District Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested
Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, d) serious hardship
Appellant: Sydney Pearson, Military Representative
Summary of Case: Military representative states that it is not in the national interest that this man be retained in his present occupation. Appeal against local tribunal exemption for three months. This man was indispensable to his employer.
Supporting evidence: Yes
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 16 Jun 1916. Dismissed |