Person Open DS/UK/1637 Akers; Percy Bonfield (19 September 1885-6 May 1925); New Zealander-British organist Akers Percy Bonfield 19 September 1885-6 May 1925 New Zealander-British organist Male (cisgender) New Zealand (born)

Wandsworth, London, England (residence)

British New Zealander Musician | Organ White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of John Bonfield Akers and Fanny Smith Akers Spouse of Madeline Nora Abel Heterosexual Bonfield Akers was a British organist. He was conscripted in early 1916. His application to the Wandsworth Tribunal was successful and he was passed Exempt from Combatant Service conditional on taking up Work of National Importance. He was referred to the Pelham Committee, which was set up to oversee Conscientious Objectors and regulate the kinds of work they could take up. He was under the Pelham Committee from May 1916 to November 1917 when serious illness left him incapable of carrying on his work. His illness was so severe the Pelham Comittee referred him back to the Wandsworth Military Service Tribunal, with a recommendation that he be given absolute exemption on health grounds. It seems likely that they granted this exemption, but Bonfield's health rapidly declined, and he died in 1925. https://menwhosaidno.org/men/men_files/a/akers_bonfield.html (2020) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191715076/percy-akers (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/14/2012 RAHAKirkbride 10/4/2022 f3ffa713-1cfa-41dc-bfe1-ef4cc7fd762b