| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: 830
Appeal against conscription of: Joseph Pickersgill
Age: 38
Address: Middleham
Occupation: Butcher and farmer
Local tribunal: Leyburn 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: Frederick Riddell, Military Representative
Summary of Case: Married man with wife and four young children. There is another butcher in Middleham and is inexpedient that an exemption of the character of ‘conditional’ should be granted.
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 16 Jun 1916. Allowed. Temporary to 1 Oct 1916. |