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We remember William Walsh
We remember William Walsh
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1896
1916
1916
Details
Details
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | Walsh |
| Source | 8469498 |
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 Hawthorne Terrace, Bacup Road Cloughfold, Rawtenstall Municipal Borough, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom | 1916 |
Conscientious Objector
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1022 |
Motivation: FOR; NCF (No-Conscription Fellowship); Baptist;
Fellowship: Rawtenstall
Reason: alternativist
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Wormwood S. 9.7.17 to 31.7.17 to Wakefield | ||
| Central Tribunal | Central Tribunal Nos. W. 4156 Class: A - Genuine | ||
| Work Centre | HOS (The Home Office Scheme, administered by the Brace Committee) 31.7.17 to Wakefield Work Centre | ||
| Magistrates Court | Arrested, tried at Rawtenstall Police Court 4.5.16, fined 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, to (2 Western) Kinmel Park CM (Court Martial) 17.5.16 - 2 yrs.HL (With hard labour); CM (Court Martial) Ormskirk 15.6.17 - 2 yrs.HL (With hard labour), to Liverpool transfer to Wormwood S. | ||
| Military Service Tribunal | MST (Military Service Tribunal) Rawtenstall - ECS (Exemption from Combatant Service) only; Central Tribunal at Wormwood S. 20.7.17, CO class A, to Brace Committee |
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist |
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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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