Typescript recollections in letter form (n.d.); Typescript recollections "The Experience of a Conscientious Objector in the First World War" (n.d.); 2 charge sheets with summaries of evidence (22 Feb. 1918, 4 Apr. 1918); Open letter to the Speaker and the House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada, relating to conscientious objection (n.d.); Typescript copies of papers relating to the Tribunal (4 Mar. 1918); Temporary discharge certificate (25 Feb. 1919); Postmaster's receipt for claim for exemption from military service (17 Oct. 1917); Memorandum stating an amendment to summary of evidence (10 Apr. 1918); Notice of hearing of application for exemption [1917].
James Paterson papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection CO 069
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; typescript and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
James Paterson (b. 1885 in Glasgow) emigrated to Brantford, Canada, with his family in 1911. A conscientious objector, he was sentenced to two years hard labour in 1917 and imprisoned at Burwash in Northern Ontario until 17 Mar. 1919.
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Note
In English
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CO/FAU catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
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