Eric Fredolin Ahlquist

1884 - 1949  (65 år)

• Namn	Eric Fredolin Ahlquist
  Födelse	1884	London, England
  Kön	Man
  Yrke	Skräddare (Tailor)
  Död	1949
  Noteringar	ERIC FREDOLIN AHLQUIST 1884 - 1949 Eric Ahlquist was one of four brothers, sons of a Swedish émigré to the UK, three of whom were conscientious objectors in the First World War; all three lived in Holloway, London, working in the family tailoring firm.Eric, born in 1884, appeared before the Finchley Military Service Tribunal. His application as a conscientious objector on humanitarian grounds was recognised to the extent that he was offered the opportunity of doing Work of National Importance as a condition of exemption from military service. However, as an absolutist, he refused any such condition, arguing that acceptance would be co-operation with the war machine, so the Pelham Committee, charged with allocating such work, referred him back to the Tribunal, who placed him on the military register.He ignored a notice to report to the London (Reserve) Regiment, was arrested by the civil police, brought before the local Magistrates’Court, and handed over to the military in December 1917. Taken to the barracks at Mill Hill, north London, he refused to obey orders such as to put on a uniform; he was tried by court-martial on 22 December 1916, and sentenced to 112 days imprisonment with hard labour, served in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London. He appeared before the Central Tribunal, sitting at the prison, on 16 January 1917, and was found a “genuine” CO, after all; he was offered, and accepted, the Home Office Scheme, being transferred to an unidentified Work Centre and later to Princetown Work Centre, Dartmoor. He was finally released in April 1919.His much younger brother, Arthur, had similar experiences, but his nearer younger brother, William, was able to do farm work. The youngest brother of all, Victor Olof, was too young for conscription and became a prominent musician.
  Person-ID	111945	Lindh | ättlingar till Anna Lisa Mikaelsdotter(27415)
  Senast ändrad	30 Jan 2018

  
  

  Far	Mikael Erik Johansson Ahlqvist           f. 1 Feb 1854, Rörström (Röström), Tåsjö           d. 16 Sep 1911, London, England (Ålder 57 år)
  Mor	Elisabeth Jenkins           f. 1858             d. 9 Apr 1930, London, England (Ålder 72 år)
  Vigsel	17 Mar 1883	London, England
  Noteringar	The Parish Church in the Parish of Camden Town
  Familjens ID	111943	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram

  
  

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