| Description | North Riding appeal tribunal number: No number
Appeal against conscription of: Richard Harold Darcy
Age: Not stated
Address: Avoca, Borough Road, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Agriculture
Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Central tribunal: No
Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Military Service Act
Grounds for appeal: f) conscientious objection
Appellant: G H Mennell, Solicitor for Richard Darcy
Summary of case: On 12 October 1917 Darcy was given exemption conditional on obtaining work on the land, which he did near Ipswich from 5 November 1917. At the time of the appeal he was an articled clerk. Mennell now writes to the clerk of the North Riding Appeal Tribunal stating that Darcy has worked on the land until recently when he developed pneumonia and the doctor has suggested he undertake clerical work or sedentary wok
. I enclose a doctors certificate in support of my statements. [See also NRCC/CL 9/1/4311]
Supporting evidence: No
Date and decision of North Riding appeal tribunal: nd Case not heard |