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THOMAS SIMONS ATTLEE 1880 - 1960  

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An architect, lecturer, and member of the Independent Labour Party who was politically active in Poplar where Kathleen, his wife, was the first woman councillor. When war broke out it was his Christian beliefs that led him to refuse to take up arms. He was supported by the No Conscription Fellowship and the Fellowship of Reconciliation and refused non-combatant service. He was arrested and imprisoned, first in Wormwood Scrubs and later in Wandsworth Gaol, from January 1917 to April 1919.
A younger brother, Clem, enlisted during the First World War and became Prime Minister after the Second World War.

 

 

 

 

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About the men who said NO

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CO DATA

Born: 18.10.1880
Died: 1960
Address: 41, Ottawa Buildings, Preston Road, Poplar, London
Tribunal:
Prison: Worwood Srubs, Wandsworth
HO Scheme: [1]
CO Work:
Occupation: Architect and Lecturer
NCF:Poplar

Absolutist

 


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