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We remember Basil C. Bunting
We remember Basil C. Bunting
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| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Basil C. |
| Initials | BC |
| Last Name | Bunting |
| Source | 8466056 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38, Moorside Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne County Borough, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND | United Kingdom |
Conscientious Objector
Motivation: Quaker; Ackworth School (1912 - 1916); Leighton Park School, Reading (1916 - 1918)
Reason: absolutist, non-combatant
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S.released January 1919; Winchester CP (Civil Prison) 26.4.19 - hunger strike, sentence remitted by Army Council 9.7.19, under 'Cat and Mouse' Act. | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. 5819 | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested and handed over - Absentee | ||
| War Service | Non-NCC (Drafted into a combatant unit and disobeyed orders) Details of Court Martial: Fenham barracks, Newcastle; Durham Light Infantry. (Att.Northumberland Fusiliers) CM (Court Martial) Newcastle on Tyne 10.10.18 - 112 days HL (With hard labour), Wormwood S.; CM (Court Martial) Durrington 12.4.19 - 1yr.HL (With hard labour) Winchester CP (Civil Prison) | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Newcastle 17.4.18 - appealed as a CO for Absolute Exemption, refused; County Appeal 20.6.18 - refused; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 11.12.18, willing to rejoin his unit () |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
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