Frank Hoyle

Oldham Tribunal 6 March 1916
Reported Oldham Chronicle 11 March 1916

Several claims for exemption from service under the Military Service Act on conscientious grounds were heard on Monday before the Oldham Tribunal. The Mayor was presiding …

… A young man belonging to the Baptist Church, Pitt-street, Oldham, claimed exemption on conscientious grounds. His name is Frank Hoyle and he lives in Norbury-street

Councillor Schofield: You and I have lived in this country for so long and have been saved from attack by any enemy. We ought to think of our responsibilities in return for that security.

The applicant was put into the non-combatant section for service. He has a brother in the army.

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The WO 363 records for Frank Hoyle survive (held at The National Archives, available online via Find My Past):

1 June 1916 Enlisted at Ashton under Lyne into 1-4 Western Company Non Combatant Corps. Reg'l no. 1602. Posted to Kinmel Park.
Stated a preference for the Royal Army Medical Corps. Height 5ft 6½ins

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He has an entry on the Pearce List.

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Born Oldham, 18 March 1897
Died Not found

1911 census
21 Norbury Street, Oldham
Single, with parents and siblings
Occ: Newsboy at railway station

1939 Register
98 Huxley Street, Oldham
With wife Ruby, no children listed
Occ: Insurance agent

Contributed by Dorothy Bintley