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Description: | Ms diary (87pp) and 39 ms letters (116pp) to his family written by him while held between 1917 and 1919 at both Newgate and Shrewsbury prisons for his conscientious objection to the war, describing in some detail his court martial, experiences in prison, his moral and ethical beliefs regarding the war, and his final release from prison due to a hunger strike. Also included in the collection is a pamphlet entitled 'The No-Conscription Fellowship: A Souvenir of its work during the years 1914-1919', 3 ts military documents relating to his imprisonment, 3 ms letters (6pp) written to him by supporters, and 14 blank postcards.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-06-14 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Rothnie, H | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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