'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
Ashton Midwood Manchester Appeal Tribunal 14 February 1917 Six cases from the Chadderton, Lees and Failsworth districts were dealt with by sections of the County Appeals Tribunal at Manchester on Wednesday afternoon … … Ashton Midwood, 25 Thomas-street, Lees, grocer and carrier, had his appeal dismissed and must report for service on March 31st. [No other report of an earlier appeal has been found.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born Born, Lees 5 November 1881 1911 census 1939 register Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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