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Military Tribunals – Richard HARTWELL

Name
Richard HARTWELL
Age
21
Married
No
Address
Badsey
Occupation
Market gardener's foreman

First Hearing

Date of Hearing
6 Mar 1916
Case for exemption
Mr William Hartwell, Badsey, appealed for his son, Richard Hartwell, as market gardener's foreman. He had 7 acres of arable and 3 of pasture.
Outcome of appeal
Refused
Journal Date
11 Mar 1916

Second Hearing

Date of Hearing
4 Apr 1916 (Worcestershire Appeals Tribunal)
Case for exemption
Mr William Hartwell appealed for his son, Richard Hartwell, his only employee on 7 acres of market garden land and 3 acres of arable; the son also looked after the horse and dray etc. There were no local women available. The Military Representative: "Are you aware that a number of women are willing to come to your neighbourhood?" Mr Hartwell: "Some nice ones, too, I expect." (Laughter.) Mr Willis Bund: "You have not seen them yet." The Military Representative: "If you will apply to Mr Jones he will send you some nice foreign women."
Outcome of appeal
Exemption - temporary
Exemption Conditions (if any)
Till 30 April, equal to 30 June
Journal Date
8 Apr 1916

Third Hearing

Date of Hearing
2 Aug 1916 (Worcestershire Appeals Tribunal)
Case for exemption
Mr Hartwell, Badsey, appealed for a renewal of the certificate of his son, Richard Hartwell, the only help he had on 6 acres of market garden ground.
Outcome of appeal
Exemption - temporary
Exemption Conditions (if any)
Till 30 September 1916 final
Journal Date
5 Aug 1916

Fourth Hearing

Date of Hearing
10 Oct 1916
Case for exemption
Mr William Hartwell, Badsey, applied for his son, Richard Hartwell (21), single, on whose labour he was dependent for the cultivation of 7 acres of market garden land; he also had 3 acres of pasture.
Outcome of appeal
Appeal dismissed
Journal Date
14 Oct 1916

Other Information

Final Outcome
Enlisted after temporary exemption
War Service (if enlisted)
Royal Field Artillery; the April 1918 Parish Magazine reported that he had been wounded