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We remember Fred Gardiner
We remember Fred Gardiner
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1896
1916
1916
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| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Fred |
| Initials | F |
| Last Name | Gardiner |
| Source | 8459519 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667 Burnley Road Newchurch, Waterfoot, Rawtenstall Municipal Borough, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1030 |
Motivation: ILP (Independent Labour Party); NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship);
Fellowship: Rawtenstall
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Walton CP (Civil Prison), Liverpool, 2.6.16, to Wormwood S. for Central Tribunal | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W. 801 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) Transfer to Army Reserve Class W/HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) 1.11.16; 19.10.16 at Llangadock, Llanelly; 11.11.16 at Warwick; Travelled by rail at Christmas and sent to Winson Green CP (Civil Prison); Shrewsbury CP (Civil Prison); Strangeways CP (Civil Prison), Manchester - Presumably returned to his unit from the HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) to have a CM (Court Martial) in 1918 | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested 3.5.16, tried at Rawtenstall Police Court with 11 other COs, all fined 40/- and handed over - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) Details of Court Martial: Called up 4.5.16; Taken to Preston barracks 5.5.16;posted to NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) (1-4 Western) Kinmel Park 6.5.16; CM (Court Martial) 23.5.16 - Walton CP (Civil Prison), Liverpool; CM (Court Martial) Att.4 Cheshire, Oswestry 1.2.18 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour) | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Rawtenstall March 1916 - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service) only; County Appeal, Preston, April 1916 - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service) confirmed; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 22.8.16 - CO class A, to Brace Committee |
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Borough of Rawtenstall: The twelve Conscientious Objectors of 6th May 1916More about Borough of Rawtenstall: The twelve Conscientious Objectors of 6th May 1916
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
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