Bullard, Henry Robert

Bullard, Henry Robert, (father Charles of Stratford Meeting Meeting $brother Charles E of Stratford Meeting  also Quaker COs),7 Henley St, Stratford on Avon, auctioneer but would not tell his occupation & suggested tribunal wanted this to decide alternative service, Christian CO to fighting but would not tell his religious body ‘as some churches have more COs than others’, Ettington Quaker Meeting, sobbed after answering questions , BM 24/4/40 adjourned 2 months to find WNI, STAH 3/5/40 p5, BIM 24/4 p12, BIDP 25/4 p3, FRI 17/5/40 p292; BM 24/7/40 2nd appearance, had failed to find WNI, was deemed non-compliant & now given NCS, STAH 26/7/40 p5, FRI 2/8/40 p461 gives GH Bullard; had registered as CO early 40 & after being given NCS as CO had refused medical 23/11/40 for which he was sent to prison for 21 days after refusing to pay £5 fine, then again refused medical 1/11/41 & 7/1/42, Birmingham Court 27/1/42 was sent to prison 9 months, BIDG 28/1/42 p3; Stratford Magistrates  16/12/42 prison 3 months for refusing work as farm hand as ordered by a National Service Officer, was told his attitude was ‘impossible’, said he  saw no difference between work ordered for more efficient prosecution of war and going into army & killing, which he believed wrong, said war was unreasonable, wanted to be neutral, but magistrates accused him of helping Germans which he denied, had been helping father with his fruit & vegetable business- he would do that as had been doing it before the war, STAH 18/12/42 p1; Stratford on Avon 8/12/43 fined £5 for refusing fire watch, refused to pay but fine paid for him, FRI 17/12/43 p850