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We remember Harry Horwill
We remember Harry Horwill
Timeline
Timeline
1895
1916
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Harry |
| Initials | H |
| Last Name | Horwill |
| Source | 8458921 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292, Princes Road Hartshill, Stoke on Trent County Borough, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
Motivation: Trade unionist - RCA; 'Quaker';
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Newcastle CP (Civil Prison) 9.8.16 to 29.8.16 transfer to Durham CP (Civil Prison); Perth CP (Civil Prison); Newcastle CP (Civil Prison) 20.6.17 to 12.2.19 (6.10.18 Newcastle Prison - work strike); By Jan.1919 served 4 sentences and more than two years. | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.1328 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Magistrates Court | April 1916 arrested and handed over - 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) 3 N.Staffs, Derby 6.5.16 waiting sentence - 56 days at Perth; 26.6.16 at Lichfield Barracks waiting 2nd CM (Court Martial); CM (Court Martial) Forest Hall 4.8.16 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour), com.to 1yr.Newcastle CP (Civil Prison).; CM (Court Martial) Wallsend 13.6.17 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour), Newcastle CP (Civil Prison). | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 1.9.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker |
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
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