Matching Pairs Key Stats conscientious objectors- WW1Online version Key Stats conscientious objectors- WW1 by Elodie Robert-Christensen 1 1400 2 14 000 3 6000 4 7000 5 73 6 1500 died because of the treatment they received. conscientious objectors appeared before tribunals Scots claimed exemption from military service as conscientious objectors and appeared before a tribunal men refused all military service. These men were called absolutists agreed to perform non-combat duties, often as stretcher-bearers in the front line conscientious objectors were court martialled and sent to prison