Identity area
Reference code
AR975
Title
Conscientious objector records of George Glasscock
Date(s)
- 1916 - 1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 bundle
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Custodial:
Donor is niece of George Glasscock, 1895 - 1991 of Morland Road.
Administrative:
Donor was a strict Baptist and a member of the Morland Road Baptist Church. He was brought before the Conscientious Objectors Tribunal at Croydon Town Hall and imprisoned for his beliefs in 1916. He was released in 1919 and returned to work in the family business. His death was reported in the Croydon Advertiser following his death on 01 July 1991 (copy included).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
1 bundle: Bundle of correspondence, pamphlets, postcards relating to the conscientious objection of George Glasscock (1895 - 1991) of Morland Road.
Collection includes a chapter from an unpublished (?) history of Croydons conscientious objectors by G.Patrick Battell.