Today 83 years ago the German August Dickmann was executed, because he did not want to go to war. How was that handled in UK, France and the US...
My wife’s uncle, Alister (Sandy) Mackenzie Robertson of Abernethy Perthshire (born Jan 1918), joined the Pioneer Corps (as a conscientious...
BBC World Service - World Update, A war memorial of a different kind This link will take you to a BBC news report on an art installation which...
Imperial War Museum launches world’s most comprehensive archive on 16,500 British pacifists who refused to serve in Great War, often at huge...
I found this from The West Cumberland Times of June 1916. Regarding a Percy Croysdale Clemenson who went and lived on the fells of Hellvelyn...
Conscientious Objectors' Commemorative Stone,Tavistock Square,London
Hi there, I'm writing a short novel about a fictional concentration camp for my university dissertation—creative writing—about the struggles...
I am doing some research into CO's who were working at bletchley during ww2. Turing was a registered objector (at one time) as was his boss. Can...
Found this while looking around like you do;) its not the question but the reply that I found intresting, refering to a medic at Arnhem any ideas...
Hi Looking for some specific expert information. Would a man wishing to undertake non-combatant roles HAVE to register as a CO first and go...
During the Great War men who refused to carry arms, because of their religion or whatever, became often stretcher bearers / medics. Was this in...
I recently picked up a group photo of men in the Non Combatant Corps and realised I didn't know much about them, except that (IIRC) they were...
Soldier who opposed WWII is laid to rest By Bill Poovey Associated Press...
Hi, I've started looking into what happened to conscientious objectors, both in WW1 and WW2. I know there was a process for 'proving' that you...
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