'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

Stephen Hollis 1911 census: Stephen, at 18, was the elder of the two sons of Stephen and Sarah Hollis. The family was living at 17, falcon Street, Oldham Stephen and his brother, John age 17, were both 'cotton mule piecers' Also on the census, with them were, their three sisters, Sarah Elizabeth age 20, Indiana age 15 and Lilly age 10. Contributed by Dorothy Bintley

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