'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
James Rothwell
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 … … James Rothwell, rag merchant of Moston Road, Chadderton, had his appeal dismissed and has to report on February 28th. [No other report of an earlier appeal has been found.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not found 1911 census Contributed by Dorothy Bintley |
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