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Description: | British officer served as chaplain with Lancashire Bn Bantam Bde on Western Front, 1916-1918; chaplain at Onchan Internment Camp, Isle of Man, 1940-1945
REEL 1: Background in Northern Ireland, 1889-1916: father's military service; training as clergyman. Recollections of period as chaplain with Lancashire Bn Bantam Bde on Western Front, 1916-1918: training for chaplaincy; comparison of men's attitude to religion in First and Second World Wars; memory of meeting brother during war; question of shell shock; state of morale; duty of writing letters to bereaved families; attitude of men towards the clergy; clergy's response to First World War.
REEL 2 Continues: attitude of men and own response to conscientious objectors; role in helping men with religious and personal problems; description of cavalry waiting to attack; incidents of camaraderie between German and British soldiers; question of treatment of German POWs; memory of meeting British POWs at Edinburgh Castle, 1918. Aspects of post-war parish work in Leeds and on Isle of Man.
REEL 3: Recollections of period as chaplain at Onchan Internment Camp, Isle of Man, 1940-1945: description of camp; duties as chaplain including arranging bible classes and history lectures; attitude of Manx civilians to internees; various memories of individual internees; involvement in National Day of Prayer; recreational activities in camp including Christmas celebrations; memory of meeting internees after release; memory of seeing Charlie Chaplin film 'The Great Dictator'; attitude to internment policy; role in obtaining release of female internees.
REEL 4 Continues: attitude of internees to internment; question of morale in camp and importance of cultural activities; story of ration coupon thief; comparison of status of internees and ordinary prisoners; amusing story of camp guard falling asleep. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brooks, Margaret A | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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