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We remember William Hopkinson
We remember William Hopkinson
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1893
1916
1916
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | Hopkinson |
| Source | 8459861 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542, West View, Cloughfold,, Rawtenstall Municipal Borough, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1020 |
Motivation: FOR-Dartmoor Branch
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S. returned to duty 14.8.16 | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.29 Class: A - genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) 11.9.16 to Army Reserve Class W; Aug.1916 to road mending at Clare, West Suffolk; Dartmoor 1917 | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested, tried at Rawtenstall Police Court with 11 others, 4.5.16, fined 40/- and handed over - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) Details of Court Martial: NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) 5.5.16 Preston, (1-4 Western), 6.5.16 (2 Western) Kinmel Park CM (Court Martial) Kinmel Park 17.5.16 - 2yrs.HL (With hard labour), Wormwood S. Returned to unit 14.8.16; Demob.31.3.20 - Refused to sign army papers | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Rawtenstall - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service)/NCC (Non-Combatant Corps); Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 2.8.16 - 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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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
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