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| SAMUEL FREDERICK BOWLEY 1877 |
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| Samuel Bowley was a Bookseller and a Religious CO who took the Absolutist stance on war work. Aged 40 in 1916, he was nearly old enough to be disqualified for conscription. Samuel was sent before the Pelham Committee which dealt with Work of National Importance for Conscientious Objectors. At his hearing, he gave one of the clearest statements on the Absolutist position: "I cannot undertake to bear arms, assist in the prosecution of the war, or undertake work which releases others to do these things or work which enables the nation to become better organised for purposes of war." Due to his refusal to cooperate he was imprisoned until he turned 41 and became ineligible for the Army.
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