ax ter ▁was ▁automatically ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁First ▁Division ▁Res erv ist . ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁required ▁all ▁el ig ible ▁males ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁the ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁or ▁face ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁months ▁imprison ment ▁or ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁£ 5 0 . ▁B ax ter ▁had ▁not ▁en rolled . ▁Fail ing ▁to ▁en roll ▁and ▁being ▁conv icted ▁of ▁it ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁B ax ter ▁could ▁be ▁immediately ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁service . ▁Fail ure ▁to ▁report ▁for ▁duty ▁became ▁either ▁desert ion ▁or ▁absence ▁without ▁leave , ▁off ences ▁under ▁the ▁Army ▁Act . ▁ ▁B ax ter ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ▁– ▁Alexander ▁and ▁John ▁– ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁civil ian ▁police ▁in ▁mid ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁en roll ▁under ▁the ▁Act ▁and ▁were ▁first ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁The ▁Terra ce ▁Go al , ▁Well ington . ▁They ▁were ▁subsequently ▁transferred ▁directly ▁to ▁Tr ent ham ▁Military ▁Camp ▁when ▁their ▁appe als ▁as ▁cons cient ious ▁object ors ▁were ▁rejected . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁Arch ib ald ▁and ▁John ▁B ax ter ▁and ▁William ▁Little , ▁another ▁object or , ▁refused ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁Army ▁uniform ; ▁Alexander ▁B ax ter ▁refused ▁to ▁work . ▁All ▁were ▁Court ▁Mart ia led , ▁all ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁themselves ▁soldiers , ▁having ▁never ▁volunte ered ▁or ▁taken ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance . ▁None ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁legal