Downsborough, Arnold

Downsborough, Arnold (27 married), 10 Ryburn Rd, Oakes, Huddersfield, grocers asst at Co-op Oakes branch for 14 years, active Methodist member 10years, Sunday school sec & trustee, ardent trade unionist, would only resist evil by non violent means, Judge said ‘strong element of cold feet’, LE 5/7/40 NCS, HUDW 6/7/40 p3, BO 6/7/40 p6, YP 6/7 p6; Huddersfield Court 10/10/40 had his case ‘preferred’ against Huddersfield Co-op Society who dismissed him as a CO, said he found NCS ‘repugnant’, registered as CO on Christian grounds 25/5/40, Eric H Greenwood (Leeds) represented him, YEP 10/10/40 p6, HUDE 10/10/40 p5, GUA 11/10/40 p8 GUA 11/10/40 p8 case dismissed because he was sacked because of his CO views, it was legal to sack an employee because of his views, Co-op awarded 3 guineas costs for each case, HUDE 28/10/40 p5; MAT 8/8/41 now 28, varied to conditional, HUDE 9/8/41 p1, GUA 8/8/41 p5; Kings Bench Appeal 11/11/41registered COs Arnold Downsborough, Jack Ardron & Harry Wadsworth suing Huddersfield Industrial Society Ltd for dismissal as COs, represented by Valentine Holmes, case dismissed as employer had right to dismiss them because of CO views, HUDE 11/11/41 p4 + 13/11/41 p4 +14/11/41 p3