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We remember Herbert William Unthank
We remember Herbert William Unthank
Timeline
Timeline
1893
1916
1916
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Herbert William |
| Initials | HW |
| Last Name | Unthank |
| Source | 8460214 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's College Cambridge, Cambridge Municipal Borough, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 36345 |
Motivation: Quaker
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S. 13.11.16 released to HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) 20.2.17 | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.2275 Class; A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) transfer to Army Reserve class W 20.2.17; Dartmoor | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrest reported 17.11.16 - Absentee | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) Friends' War Victims Relief Details of Court Martial: NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) (9 Eastern) 9.11.16 Att.Depot Suffolk Bury St.Edmunds; CM (Court Martial) Bury St.Edmunds 13.11.16 - 6 months HL (With hard labour) com.to 4 months Wormwood S. - Post-war work for Friends' War Victims Relief Service, Germany, 1920 | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Cambridge 26.8.16 - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service)/NCC (Non-Combatant Corps); Cambridgeshire appeal 19.7.16 - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service) by local tribunal confirmed on appeal - this further appeal to vary his certificate to allow WNI (Work of National Importance) - agreed that he should join FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit) within 21 days. Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 8.12.16, CO class A, to Brace Committee |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker |
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Communities
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Conscientious Objectors Tried in Cambridge as AbsenteesMore about Conscientious Objectors Tried in Cambridge as Absentees
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Conscientious Objectors at Cambridge Borough TribunalMore about Conscientious Objectors at Cambridge Borough Tribunal
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Two Army Absentees | Joanna19174 | |
| Borough Tribunal (Second Appearance) | Joanna19174 |
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