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We remember Adam T. Priestley
We remember Adam T. Priestley
Timeline
Timeline
1884
birth
Source:8458523
1884
1916
service
British Army
581
Source:8458523
1916
1916
location
15, Foregate Street Stafford, Stafford Municipal Borough, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458523
1916
employment
Engineer
ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458523
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Adam T. |
| Initials | AT |
| Last Name | Priestley |
| Source | 8458523 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15, Foregate Street Stafford, Stafford Municipal Borough, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Contribution
Conscientious Objector
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 581 |
Objection
Ambulance
Fugitive
Motivation: Quaker Attender (Stafford PM) - one time member of Stafford FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit); NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship)
Fellowship: Stafford
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 30.6.16 discharged 31.8.16 | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.469 M.52 | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) 8.9.16,Oct 1916 Aberdeen, Dyce Camp (photo.93); 1.11.16 transfer to Army Reserve Class W; Nov.1916, 5.1.17, 2.2.17, 16.3.17, 11.3.18, 18.5.17, 3.8.17, 26.10.17,25.1.18, 26.4.18 Wakefield Work Centre; | ||
| Magistrates Court | April 1916 arrested and handed over - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) previously FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit) Details of Court Martial: FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit) Sept.1915 - Jan.1916; NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) 18.4.16 Mill Hill (1 Eastern) May 1916 Landguard Camp, Felixstowe; Home: 18.4.16 - 8.5.16; France: 9.5.16 - 29.6.16; Home: 30.6.16 - 31.3.20, Demob; June 1916 in France, Boulogne, awaiting sentence; FGCM (Court Martial) Boulogne 10.6.16 death com. to 10 yrs.PS, to England 29.6.16, to Winchester CP (Civil Prison); AWOL 1.11.16 to Jan.1917 - Sent from Harwich and Felixstowe on 8th May, where already sentenced to 28 days, kept in irons and on bread and water. Account of his experiences The Friend 23.6.16 | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Stafford local and county - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service)/NCC (Non-Combatant Corps); Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 14.8.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker |
Media
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Priestley | Chris130762 |
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