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We remember Alexander Robert Cook
We remember Alexander Robert Cook
Timeline
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1877
1917
1917
1919
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Alexander Robert |
| Initials | AR |
| Last Name | Cook |
| Source | 8465362 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Unst Shetland, North Isles County District, ORKNEY & SHETLAND, SCOTLAND | United Kingdom | 1917 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 3776 | Non Combatant Corps | 3rd Scots Coy. | Private |
Motivation: Presbyterian
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S. 16.3.17 to 15.6.17; Barlinnie CP (Civil Prison) 25.6.17 to 23.11.17 released to unit; | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W.3337 Refused HOS | ||
| War Service | NCC(CM) (Disobeyed orders in the Non-Combatant Corps) Details of Court Martial: Fort George 6.3.17; NCC (Non-Combatant Corps) (3 Scottish) CM (Court Martial) (4 Scottish) 13.3.17 Hamilton 112 days HL (With hard labour) Wormwood S.; released and returned to unit 15.6.17; CM (Court Martial) Hamilton 21.6.17 - 1yr.HL (With hard labour) Barlinnie CP (Civil Prison); released to rejoin unit 22.11.17; Hospital, Hamilton 29.12.17 - 1.1.18 (Scabies); 7.3.18 - 6.3.19 'Delusional Insanity'; Dykebar War Hospital, Paisley 6.3.19-13.6.19 - Died in Dykebar War Hospital 13.6.19; Mental illness NOTE the WO363 file contains a great deal of medical detail | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) North (), Shetland 23.3.16 - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service) only; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 27.4.17, refused to accept HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) conditions |
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription | Fife3190 |
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