Nuttall , Thomas

1892-1944. His pacifist views brought him to prominence early on, being named in parliament as a leader of the ‘We Won’ts’, a group of Christchurch young men who refused compulsory military training. He was incarcerated on Ripa Island in Lyttleton Harbour for several weeks in 1913 and incarcerated again as a conscientious objector towards the end of World War One. He was later a member of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. He was active in the Labour Party and was a Christchurch City Councillor. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1944.