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We remember Edward William Harby
We remember Edward William Harby
Timeline
Timeline
1894
1917
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edward William |
| Initials | EW |
| Last Name | Harby |
| Source | 8459136 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26, Ladywell Park Lewisham, Lewisham Municipal Borough, Great Britain | United Kingdom | 1917 |
Conscientious Objector
Fugitive
Motivation: ILP (Independent Labour Party); NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship); 'Quaker'
Fellowship: Dulwich
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant, alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S.; Exeter CP (Civil Prison) 9.2.17 to 30.6.17; Wandsworth 31.1.18 to 8.4.19 Released by order of Secretary of State; By Jan.1919 had served 4 sentences (5 months HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee)) and more than two years. Wandsworth CP (Civil Prison) - released April 1919 under two year rule | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.377 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) to road mending at Clare/Haverhill from 14.8.16 - 26.9.16 - concern that the road work is for military purposes. 26.10.16 left Haverhill with a pass and told to go to Wakefield - went to London instead to protest about the Haverhill work - Rejected HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested and handed over 22.5.16; - 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) 3 London, Fovant; CM (Court Martial) Sutton Mandeville camp, Salisbury 7.6.16 - 9 months HL (With hard labour) com.5 months Wormwood S.; re-called to the army 7 (R) London (TR) 16.12.16; CM (Court Martial) Torquay 18.1.17 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour), com to 6 months by order of Army Council, Exeter CP (Civil Prison); CM (Court Martial) Blackdown 22.1.18 - 18 months HL (With hard labour), Wandsworth CP (Civil Prison) | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Lewisham; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 4.8.16 - 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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