Rigg, Gordon

Rigg, Gordon, (20 single living with parents), 14 Co-op St, Walsden, Todmorden, ex fish hawker on own account now farm labourer & kept poultry – Labour Exchange official pointed out he would be reserved for this job when 21 in December, agnostic not religious, humanitarian CO to military service, PPU member from 1939 when 20, men answering the call of the country were not worthy to be clothed , fed, paid or treated medically, his father John William Rigg testified in support, he fought in WW1 & was compelled to kill a German support who died in his arms asking what war was about – he could not tell him, LE 2/4/40 NCS – would appeal, HEC 2/4/40 p6, NDT 2/4 p5, MEN p5, BO 3/4 p3; Halifax Borough Court 7/1/41 fine £2 or 14 days prison & detained for medical, born at Bacup 27/11/19, registered as CO 17/2/40, rejected at LT 2/4/40, upheld at AT 27/8/40 refused medical 11/10 & final notice 15/11, at Todmorden Labour Exchange 8/11/40 said he was sure he would not comply, pleaded guilty HEC 7/1/41 p5, YEP 7/1 p5; Todmorden Court 8/1/42 prison 3 months for refusing medical & fire watch, said civil defence is war work, Sir Charles Robertshaw said ‘everyone not with us is against us’, NDT 9/1/42; Halifax Borough Court 9/6/42 fined £5 & detained for medical, this case delayed due to his serving 3 months prison for refusing fire watch, HEC 9/6/42 p4