Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard - Warwick and Country Edition page 2/col 4

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Military Tribunals: Local Tribunals to hear exemption applications under Military Service Act 1916 - Conscientious objectors

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Leamington Tribunal" "Conscientious Objectors" - report of this week's meeting; including 3 conscientious objectors (not named). 1. Poultry farmer: no exemption. 2. Grocer and wine merchant's assistant: Plymouth Brethren: granted exemption only from combatant service. 3. Moulder and fitter on grounds "war was in support of our capitalist system": no exemption: clerk said not a case of conscience but purely politics. Good dialogue quotes.