'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
Thomas Mather Chadderton Tribunal 13 March 1916 Aged 21 years, of 98 Denton Lane, Chadderton He said that the teaching of Christ is that you must save life, not destroy it. Cllr. Owen asked: Did Christ not drive men out of the temple with whips and scorpions because he disapproved of their actions? Sent to Non-combatant service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not found 1911 census or 1939 register Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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