Hicken, Bernard Henry

Hicken, Bernard Henry (22 single & only son living with parents), 8 Upper Brockholes, Ogden, Halifax, Methodist & Christian CO, joined PPU at start of war, was helping humanity by refusing to destroy another nation, would perform no service caused by war, if missionaries can convert cannibals without arms, we should be able to convert civilised people like the Germans without use of arms, LE 28/11/39 unanimously rejected – would appeal, HC 2/12/39 p10, BO 29/11 p6, YP 29/11/39 p9; LAT 29/2/40 varied to agriculture, BO 29/2/40 p7, GUA 29/2/40 p9; CO volunteer for medical experiments for 18 months mar 43 to june 44 but  had to leave early due to serious illness, BO 29/8/44 p3, was with Drake, George Laurence (28), 24 Temple Rhydding Drive, Baildon, grocery  traveller, old boy of Salt high School, Shipley, LE 2/7 40 land work, BO 3/7/40 6, YP 3/7 p6; after work at Sir Benjamin Davidson’s farm at Nun Appleton he spent 18 months from march 43 to june 44 as volunteer ‘victim’ for scabies experiments for Medical Research Council (under Ministry of Health) at Broomfield , Sheffield, for 100 days had 104 burrowing mites on wrist and arm  1 hour per night sleep due to irritation, non-smoker (smokers found some solace), found solace in violent onslaughts in his garden, diet excluded vitamin A & was mainly potatoes, parsnips , beetroot & bread with special margarine, later  vitamin C excluded on shipwreck diet with no liquids & only  500 grams of bread, now an expert on scabies & helping to examine infected children; also doing this for 18 months as COs was Harold Garling, 2 Nab Wood Grove, Shipley, George Laurence Drake of Baildon, BO 29/8/44 p3; born 1918, Christian CO , given horticulture at AT, lodger with Raymond Hoyle (PPU records)