Armed Forces Appeal Board

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 160, 8 July 1943, Page 3

Armed Forces Appeal Board

The Armed Forces Appeal Board held a sitting in Palmerston North on Monday, Mr. G. A. Monk presiding. Associated with him were Messrs. A. Grigor and W. Sutherland, and the decisions were:—Adjourned sine die: J. A. Conlan, dairy-farmer (Mr. W. L. Fitzherbert); T. R. Deakin, general carrier (Mr. Fitzherbert); D. E. Houghton, farmer (Mr. H. R. Cooper); E. H. Manderson, farmer, appeal by the Director of National Service on behalf of Mrs. M. E. Anderson; W. E. Minns, honey producer, appeals by appellant and J. Walworth (on account of medical gradling); J. W. Spooner, assistant factory * manager, J. A. Dunlop, factory manag

er, and C. M. Croucher, general manager and farmer, appeal by Manawatu Milk and Cream Coy., Ltd. (Mr. M. H. Oram); B. A. Mcßrearty, F. N. Pilcher, and J. Downing, slaughtermen, and N. C. Trillo, meat dospatchcr, appeals by R. Witt; H. W. Brown, slaughterman, appeal by Manawatu Meat and Cold Storage Coy., Ltd.; W. J. Rickard, painter, appeal by A. E. H. Herbertson. Other decisious: P. A. Reid, farm-hand, appeal by Wm. Cook and Sous., Ltd.*, adjourned till September. P. Manderson, farmer (Mr. Oram); struck out because of medical grading. L. A. T. Avison, apiarist, appeals by appellant and J. Walworth; dismissed by request. A. E. Gust, farmer (Mr. Oram); struck out because of medical grading. An appeal against overseas service for R. L. Field, painter, a member of the Do fence Engineers’ Service Corps, by the Director of National Service on behalf of A. R. H. Herbertson, was adjourned sine die. PEILDING CASES Sittings of the. Armed Forces Appeal

Board took place in Feilding on Tuesday and again yesterday when a number of appeals came up for review. Mr. A. G. Monk (chairman) presided and the other members were Messrs. W. Sutherland aud A. Grigor. in the following cases sine die adjournments were granted: G. E. Hare, farm hand;! S. J. Hills, farm hand; A. T. Bielsk;,] farmer; Jl. A. Dixon, farm manager; E. ■ H. T. Duke, farm hand; W. Wilson,, farmer; K. A. Cooper, baker; 11. J. Lower, dairy farmer; W. S. Jamieson, dairy farm hand; A. F. Shapleski, farm manager; M. L. Brown, farmer; P. N. Wigglesworth, farm hand; H. B. Buchanan, farm manager; P. A. Strawbridge, motor mechanic; L. H. B. Boucher, farm hand; C. A. Smith, sheep farmer; O. Gardner, sharemilker; C. A. Elliott, farmer; T. A. E. Henaghan, sheep farmer; G. E. Williams, sheep farmer; C. J. Dunn, sheep farmer; J. D. Sliortall, farm hand; W. G. Pedley, nurseryman and topdresser; C. A. Stratford, farmer; E. S. Wilson, farmer; C. F. Viles, sheep farmer; I. R. McLean, farm liancf; L. C. Shailer, farm manager; V. G. Pratt, sharemilker; A. C. Cowan, farm manager. Tho chairman commented that the Cowan family had rendered wonderful service and their war effort was particularly outstanding. Several farms were being carried on by an elderly man aud four sons were serving overseas, while another had recently gone overseas. He had now only one son to assist him. Appeals on behalf of G. E. Mitchell, farm hand, and S. R. Barrow, farm hand, were withdrawn by leave.