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We remember Harry Edward Stanton
We remember Harry Edward Stanton
Timeline
Timeline
1894
birth
Source:8458506
1894
1916
service
British Army
503
Source:8458506
1916
1916
location
89, Wellington Street Luton, Luton Municipal Borough, BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458506
1916
employment
Secretary and wages clerk
ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458506
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Harry Edward |
| Initials | HE |
| Last Name | Stanton |
| Source | 8458506 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89, Wellington Street Luton, Luton Municipal Borough, BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Contribution
Conscientious Objector
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 503 |
Objection
Motivation: Quaker (Luton PM); NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship) - founder member of Luton branch; UDC (Union of Democratic Control); Father a prominent Quaker and Adult School teacher.
Fellowship: Luton
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant, alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 30.6.16 discharged 31.8.16; Dec.'16 Armley CP (Civil Prison), Leeds; Dec.'16,5.1.17, 2.2.17,16.3.17,27.4.17 (3rd) 18.5.17, 3.8.17,26.10.17,25.1.18, 26.4.18, 26.7.18,25.10.18 Maidstone CP (Civil Prison); Warwick - released 12.4.19 | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.472 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) Aug.'16, 8.9.16 Dyce camp Aberdeen; Oct.'16 on leave after closure of Dyce; Nov.'16 Wakefield Work Centre. Dec.'16 - Rejected HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) - transferred to Armley CP (Civil Prison) and then Maidstone. Sept.'18 Wakefield Experiment - Rejected/rejected by HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested at Luton 11.4.16, tried and handed over but not fined because he had not tried to avoid arrest - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) 1919 Friends' War Victims Relief Details of Court Martial: To Kempston barracks, Bedford and then Landguard. NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) (1 Eastern) at Felixstowe and Harwich redoubt; Home: 1.4.16 - 28.4.16; France: 29.4.16 - 29.6.16; Home: 30.6.16 - (); Field punishment No.1 while in France; June 1916 in France awaiting sentence; FGCM (Court Martial) Boulogne 10.6.16 death com.to 10 yrs.PS Winchester CP (Civil Prison); FWVRS head office and in Austria - Refused to sign army papers or to give details; Sent from Harwich and Felixstowe on 8th May, where already sentenced to 28 days, kept in irons and on bread and water. At some point he worked in Friends' War Victims Relief Service London office. | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Luton 8.3.16 - claimed AE (Absolute Exemption) - granted ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service). Appeal (Bedford) 22.3.16 refused. Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 14.8.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker |
Media
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Concientious Objector | Peter5151 |
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