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| HOWARD DAWSON |
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| Howard Dawson was one of many Conscientious Objectors who took up Work of National Importance in lieu of military service during the war. Though working as a Draper's window dresser on Oxford Street, the Wandsworth Tribunal granted him exemption conditional on taking up part-time work with the Red Cross. This unusual verdict suggests that the tribunal saw his Objection as genuine. By August 1916 he was working part time at St Dunstan's Hostel with the Red Cross, but the Wandsworth Tribunal, having changed it's mind about his exemption, recalled him and insisted that unless he took up Red Cross work full time, his exemption would be withdrawn. Appealing to the Central Tribunal in September, he managed to have this arbitrary restriction withdrawn, and continued to work at St Dunstan's until the end of the war. Many Conscientious Objectors experienced similar levels of interference and local tribunal boards often believed they had the final say in what would happen to COs that applied to them. Howard's appeal meant that he could work usefully with the Red Cross, but also continue to support his family - a balance denied to all too many COs.
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