Willey, George Reginal Albert

Willey, George Reginald Albert (18 brother) , Thornton Park Farm, Soyland, Ripponden, near Halifax, junior farmer, farm of 26 acres bought for him by father who also bought farm for 21 year old brother-a CO at Preston Tribunal, father, a fish merchant at Fleetwood, served in WW1 but now objected to war & bought farms to help sons avoid army, LE 4/12/42 rejected, HEC 4/12/42 p4; Halifax Borough Court 27/10/43 now 19, £5 fine & ordered for medical  at Bradford- had refused medicals 14/5 & 30/7, at request of J E Rhodes defending he was granted bail to next morning, still refused so now given prison 2 months, registered CO 11/42, rejected at LE 4/12/42 then 2 appeals refused incl 7/43, farm had 26 acres, 4milking cows & 6 calving cows, claimed to be farmer on own account so deferred to 5/43 but further deferment refused, many letters sent to Ministry mainly by his father, told Employment Exchange officials 6/43  ‘I am a CO & do n’t believe in it (war)’, refused mine work, brother also a CO had already served prison term, HEC 27/10/43 p4, YEP 27/10 p6; Bradford Court 13/4/44 again refused medical ‘not obstinacy but could not conscientiously allow himself to be examined’, £5 fine & detained for medical, HEC 13/4/44, p4; Bradford Court 14/4/44 still refused medical , prison 4 months & £5 fine, Joseph Meadowcroft, Halifax farmer, said Willey was doing WNI with 26 acres farm & 8 milking cows, this was 1st case he knew of in Halifax where a farmer had been called up, HEC 14/4/44 p4; MAT 25/5/44 age given as 24?, CO now serving 4 months prison at Leeds, willing to do farming or civil hospital, appeal refused, HEC 26/5/44 p3,YP 26/5/44 p6