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We remember Paul Leo Gillan
We remember Paul Leo Gillan
Timeline
Timeline
1877
1918
1918
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Paul Leo |
| Initials | PL |
| Last Name | Gillan |
| Source | 8458482 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19, Great Cumberland Place Marble Arch, Willesden Urban District, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1918 |
Conscientious Objector
Motivation: NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship); Roman Catholic, Sinn Feiner
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Plymouth CP (Civil Prison) transfer from Dartmoor 22.6.17 transfer to Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 4.2.18 to attend mass; Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 4.2.18 , 12.2.18 Illness prison hospital; 16.2.18 'seriously ill'; died in Winchester prison hospital 16.3.18 at 7.40 pm; Q in H 9.4.18 re his death on the 16th March | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.1668 M.904 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) Warwick; Oct.'16 to Mar.'17 received medical attention at Warwick; May'17 Dartmoor; returned from Dartmoor to Winchester CP (Civil Prison) and died there* | ||
| Magistrates Court | 28.8.16 arrested - Absentee | ||
| War Service | Non-NCC (Drafted into a combatant unit and disobeyed orders) Details of Court Martial: Non-NCC (Drafted into a combatant unit and disobeyed orders) 2/6 Durham Light Infantry. CM (Court Martial) Mill Hill; 2/6 Durham Light Infantry. CM (Court Martial) Catterick 8.9.16 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour) Plymouth transfer to Winchester 4.2.18 - Q in H 26.7.17 re his being sent to Plymouth prison for refusing to obey any orders | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Willesden; Middlesex County: Central Tribunal 20.9.16; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 28.9.16, CO class A, to Brace Committee |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic |
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
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