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

Arthur Winterbottom

Arthur Winterbottom - Conscientious Objector
Arthur with wife Alice, and sister Elsie in the background
at Daisy Bank, Congleton

Photo contributed by Sue Winterbottom

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