'THE GREAT WAR', 'THE WAR TO END WAR', 'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'
by Wilfred Owen
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN WW1
Herbert Harris Oldham Tribunal 9 March 1916 More claims for exemption from combatant service were heard before the Oldham Tribunal on Thursday … … Herbert Harris of 1 Frome-street, off Lees-road, a cop packer, desired exemption on domestic and conscientious grounds. He wrote that if he stained his hands with blood, all the water in the world would not cleanse them. He is the only support of a widowed mother. Nothing much was said by him of his conscientious objection. Councillor Frith: Have you been tutored up to put in a conscientious claim my boy? He was put back to June 1st. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No further report found ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born Oldham, 26 November 1890 1911 census 1939 register Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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