Quakers in Wales and the First World War

The commemoration of the First World War has provided an opportunity for Friends to re-examine and re-evaluate their contribution during that conflict, with particular attention to their witness for peace and the challenges it faced. This article focuses on what happened amongst the small number of...

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Published in:Quaker studies
Main Author: Evans, Owain Gethin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Liverpool University Press [2016]
In: Quaker studies
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBF British Isles
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B South Wales Monthly Meeting
B enlistment
B militia
B Wales
B conscription
B Patriotism
B Nonconformists
B Hereford and Mid-Wales Monthly Meeting
B Hercules Phillips
B FAU
B Conscience
B Hardshaw West Monthly Meeting
B Western Quarterly Meeting
B Absolutists
B military tribunal
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Summary:The commemoration of the First World War has provided an opportunity for Friends to re-examine and re-evaluate their contribution during that conflict, with particular attention to their witness for peace and the challenges it faced. This article focuses on what happened amongst the small number of Quaker men in Wales, looking at both the enlisted and the conscientious objectors.
ISSN:2397-1770
Contains:Enthalten in: Quaker studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3828/quaker.2016.21.2.5