KEY SOURCES

MILITARY TRIBUNAL RECORDS

North Yorkshire County Record Office

North Yorkshire County Record Office, Northallerton DL7 8TB

archivesunlocked.northyorks.gov.uk The catalogue of records for North Riding county tribunals can be found at the record office or online.

Staffordshire Record Office Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ staffsnameindexes.org.uk Staffordshire tribunal records have also recently been discovered at Staffordshire County Record Office and the index is online at staffsnameindexes.org.uk.

Northamptonshire Archives Wootton Hall Park, Mereway, Northampton NN4 8BQ Northamptonshire tribunal records are held at Northamptonshire Archives, and the index can be accessed online via Findmypast ( findmypast.co.uk).

Middlesex tribunal records nationalarchives.gov.uk One of the few surviving sources.

National Archives of Scotland nas.gov.uk The Lothian and Peebles tribunal records are held by the National Archives of Scotland.

BACKGROUND RESEARCH The British Newspaper Archive britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk Tribunal hearings were often reported in local newspapers.

The Staffordshire Military Tribunals 1916-1918 blog staffsappeals1918.wordpress.com Reveals the work of Staffordshire and Stoke- on-Trent Archive Service in exploring and digitising the county military tribunal records.

Imperial War Museum – Lives of the First World War

livesofthefirstworldwar.org The Cyril Pearce Register, an online database of over 17,000 registered conscientious objectors, is also accessible from the IWM website at search.lives ofthefirstworldwar.org.

FURTHER READING British Military Service Tribunals, 1916-18: ‘A Very Much Abused Body of Men’ James McDermott, 2011 A comprehensive guide to First World War military tribunals.