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We remember Alfred Myers
We remember Alfred Myers
Timeline
Timeline
1883
1916
1916
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Alfred |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Myers |
| Source | 8458473 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Stevenson Street Carlin How, Skinningrove, Loftus Urban District, Great Britain | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 951 |
Motivation: Wesleyan; ILP (Independent Labour Party)
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant, alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 5.7.16 discharged 29.8.16 to Dyce; Northallerton CP (Civil Prison) Dec.1916; Feb.1917 Maidstone CP (Civil Prison), released 12.4.19 | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.489 Class: A - genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) Aug.1916 Dyce Camp Aberdeen; 1.11.16 to Army Reserve Class W; Wakefield Work Centre; Dec.1916 refused to work for a private employer and rejected HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) - Rejected/rejected by HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested May 1916 - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) Details of Court Martial: NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) 6.5.16 Richmond, (2 Northern) Richmond castle; Richmond 8.5.16 - 14 days CB; FGCM (Court Martial) Boulogne 12.6.16 - death com.to 10 yrs.PS*; Home: 3.5.16 - 28.5.16; France: 29.5.16 - 4.7.16; Home: 5.7.16 - () - Refused to sign army papers; Sent to France from Richmond, Yorks, 29th May 1916 | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Guisborough - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service); Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 14.8.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan |
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Richmond Sixteen | Yvonne27542 | |
| WW1 conscientious objector graffiti at Richmond Castle to be preserved | Yvonne27542 |
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