'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
George Mearns
Oldham Tribunal 8 March 1916 More claims for exemption from service on the ground of a conscientious objection against service were heard before the Oldham Tribunal on Wednesday …. …. His employer appealed for exemption for George Mearns, a moulder, who is living at 119 Brewerton-road. The Mayor: Do you want to make a speech? Exemption conditional on the man's remaining in his present occupation was granted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born Oldham, 27 July 1883 1911 census : 1939 register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ His brothers Alexander, Charles Wilson and Samuel Joseph served. Private 82454 Samuel Joseph Mearns, King's Liverpool Regiment (later transferred to the Labour Corps), died 16 August 1919 and is buried in Lussenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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