Tag Archives: Conscientious Objectors

War-resisters in south London, 1914-16

May 30, 2017
John H. Taylor has recently completed a research project into the experiences of Conscientious Objectors and those who supported them in the area of London covered by the current London borough of So...

First World War Conscientious Objector Workshop

December 30, 2016
In May 2016 the Everyday Lives in War Centre held a workshop to explore the experience of conscientious objectors before the Military Tribunals during the First World War. This event followed on from...

First World War Military Tribunal Workshop

June 2, 2016
In September 2015 the Everyday Lives in War Centre held an event which looked at the role played by the military tribunal following the introduction of conscription in 1916. Click here for links to s...

The Preacher and the Conscientious Objector

April 18, 2016
Dr Jacqueline Sarsby is a social anthropologist, oral historian and photographer. She was a full-time lecturer at the University of Kent before going free-lance. Among other books, she is the author ...

Middlesex Military Service Appeal Tribunal 1916-18

February 21, 2016
To mark the centenary of the introduction of compulsory conscription, the National Archives would like to remind everybody that the records of the Middlesex Military Service appeal tribunal are onlin...