William Heyes

Oldham Tribunal 26 July 1917
Reported Oldham Chronicle 27 July 1917

Aged 28 years,
C1 [classification] married, employed at Oak Mill Hollinwood.
He said he had a conscientious objection to military service.
Member of Henshaw Street Primitive Methodist Church.
He had applied to be naval sick berth attendant. He had received letter telling him to go to Portsmouth and report for duty.
Case adjourned 2 weeks for him to report back.

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Oldham Tribunal 9 August 1917
Reported Oldham Chronicle 11 August 1917

Since he was last before the Tribunal he had been to Portsmouth to try to enlist in the Naval Sick Berth Reserve but was told by naval doctors that he was no use for any form of service.
Ordered for non-combatant service, tribunal cannot guarantee RAMC.

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Born Middleton 6 September 1888
Died : not found

1911 census:
18 Ripon Street, Oldham
Married to Lily; no children
Occ. Cotton spinner

1939 census:
39 Oregon Avenue, Oldham
Married to Lily, no children listed
Occ. Maintenance overlooker, cotton mill

[Note: In 1939 CO Matthew Bailey, single, (see his enry) was living with William and Lily. The two men were living in neighbouring streets at the 1911 census and were 9 months apart in age. Matthew did WNI at Woodfield, did ... they both work there?]

Contributed by Dorothy Bintley