Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN WW1

William Edward Burns

The CWGC headstone on the grave of William Edward Burns
The CWGC headstone on the grave of William Edward Burns
In the Hedon Road Cemetery, Hull. The prison wall is in the background

Photo contributed by John Fidler

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