Stevenson, Gilbert Percival

Stevenson, Gilbert Percival (19), 166 Hucknall Rd, Nottingham, Carrington Baptist Church member – 5 services on Sundays & 3 during  week, stores clerk but wanted to study theology, NM 9/4/41 NCS, NEP 9/4/41 p1, NOJ 10/4/41 p4 ; Nottingham Summons Court, 8/1/42 now 20, as Christian CO he had to take this stand, detained 3 days for medical but when he still refused given prison 6 months, when refusing medical he wrote ‘it is necessary to obey God not men’, NOJ 10/1/42 p3; Nottingham Summons Court 10/11/43 now 22, prison 3 months & £25 fine (given additional 3 months for refusing to pay fine as a CO) for refusing farm work in Gloucestershire ordered 12/8/43, claimed his poultry work for his missionary work was more productive but  was  not cultivating at least 1 acre of land for food as ordered, being a child of God he was engaged in Christian work of more national importance than land work, had been fined £2 at Blackpool Court 8/43 for refusing an earlier instruction, NEP 10/11/43 p4, NOJ 11/11 p4