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Published in July 1917 I Appeal Unto Caesar recorded information about 817 conscientious objectors who refused to appear before a tribunal or refused the Home Office Scheme on grounds of principle. These were the - absolutists.



The figures did not represent the total of such men but referred to cases about which full details were available at the time.

Normal occupation of some of these men
Bootmakers and Leather Workers 14
Civil Service Clerks 13
Railway Clerks 10
Engineers and Mechanics 27
Farmers and Farm Labourers 17
Gardeners 6
Labourers 13
Miners 6
Policemen 2
Post Office Employees 14
Professional Men
      Architects 4
      Chartered Accountants 6
      Dentists 3
      Solicitors 215
      Schoolmasters and Lecturers

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The religions of some of these men
Baptist 12
Church of Christ 7
Church of England 17
Congregational 28
International Bible Students' Association. 6
Jews 13
Plymouth Brethren 2
Presbyterian 4
Primitive Methodist 8
Roman Catholic 7
Salvation Army 2
Society of Friends 109
Spiritualist 5
Theosophist 5
Unitarian 14
Wesleyan 19
Agnostic or Atheist 27
Miscellaneous 22