'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
Frank Edward Sugden Oldham Tribunal 9 March 1916 More claims for exemption from service on the ground of a conscientious objection against war service were heard on Wednesday … … Frank Edward Sugden of 206 Waterloo-street, undergraduate and clerk, studying at the Manchester University and employed by the Oldham Education Committee desired conditional exemption in order to complete his studies with a view to being called to the bar. He also wrote that he had a conscientious objection against military service. Councillor Sugden, the applicant's brother has joined HM forces. On the educational reasons advanced, temporary exemption was granted to June 1st. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No further report found ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born Oldham, 3 August 1889 1911 census 1939 register Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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