The Courage of the Conchies

[jl_merrow]

I’m visiting the lovely Charlie Cochrane at her blog today, where as part of her series commemorating WW1, I’m blogging about conscientious objectors, and asking the question: courageous, or cowardly?

You can find my answer at Charlie’s blog.

Comments

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

It took a lot of courage to stand against popular opinion, even in places like Huddersfield where support for the war effort was less veherment than elsewhere (if I remember correctly from the walking tour I signed up for on WWI recently).