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We remember Walter Leslie Roberts
We remember Walter Leslie Roberts
Timeline
Timeline
1895
1916
location
388, Stockport Road Bredbury, Nr. Stockport, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458543
1916
employment
Architect
ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8458543
1916
death
Pneumonia. Walter Roberts from Stockport was one of the first objectors to die.. At 20 he was sent to the notorious Dyce Camp near Aberdeen to break rocks in a granite quarry.
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Dyce detention camp, Aberdenshire
United Kingdom
Source:8479632
8th September 1916
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Walter Leslie |
| Initials | WL |
| Last Name | Roberts |
| Source | 8458543 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388, Stockport Road Bredbury, Nr. Stockport, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Contribution
Conscientious Objector
Objection
Motivation: Religious"; ILP (Independent Labour Party); NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship)"
Fellowship: Manchester/Stockport
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Bedford CP (Civil Prison) | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.278 Class: A - genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) Dyce Camp - Died 8.9.16 - first CO death see.Fenner Brockway's account in J.W.Graham pp.312-3; also in S. Pankhurst, Home Front p.364 | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrest reported 25.5.16 - 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) 2/7 Cheshire CM (Court Martial) Old Warden, Bedford barracks 10.6.6 - 6 months HL (With hard labour) com. to 112 days HL (With hard labour) Wormwood S. | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 10.8.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Jane Wilde | mother | ||
| Llewellyn Roberts | father |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Peter5151 | |
| Walter Roberts | Peter5151 |
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