Conchies Were Cowards
This essay is about conchies and if they were cowards or were the brave for what the believed no matter what happened to them.
Source B1 was written by a historian who published a book in 1928 after some conscientious objectors were released from jail this was the nickname (conchies) for conscientious objectors this was too long for some people so they shortened it to conchies the book was about some conchies having a white feather it was a symbol of cowardess and failing ones country. This was given in the town to humiliate them I front of everyone. They would give the feather to men who wasn’t wearing uniform and who looked old enough to join the army and fight in the war.
In source B2 it’s a poster of a man with two kids looking up to him but he isn’t in uniform this made me think that he is a conchie this could be the reason why they have made a poster to make people not wind up like this man this man looks ashamed because his kids are asking what he did in the war. This poster is aimed into 1920 when it was produced in 1915. This was produced …show more content…
This tells me that not all conchies didn’t do anything to help out in the war some helped by being stretcher bearers during WW1 and they saved maybe hundreds of lives. This photo was taken in 1917 a year before the end of World War 1.
In source B13 it’s a picture of a memorial stone in Tavistock Square Gardens in London this is dedicated to the conchies and how they felt during the war. It was dedicated in 1994 and was given a conscientious objector day on May 15th 1994 it says ‘to all those who established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill. Their foresight and courage give us hope’ this shows that we have accepted them and they are no longer known as cowards but brave because they stood up for what they believed in no matter what happened to
Source B1 was written by a historian who published a book in 1928 after some conscientious objectors were released from jail this was the nickname (conchies) for conscientious objectors this was too long for some people so they shortened it to conchies the book was about some conchies having a white feather it was a symbol of cowardess and failing ones country. This was given in the town to humiliate them I front of everyone. They would give the feather to men who wasn’t wearing uniform and who looked old enough to join the army and fight in the war.
In source B2 it’s a poster of a man with two kids looking up to him but he isn’t in uniform this made me think that he is a conchie this could be the reason why they have made a poster to make people not wind up like this man this man looks ashamed because his kids are asking what he did in the war. This poster is aimed into 1920 when it was produced in 1915. This was produced …show more content…
This tells me that not all conchies didn’t do anything to help out in the war some helped by being stretcher bearers during WW1 and they saved maybe hundreds of lives. This photo was taken in 1917 a year before the end of World War 1.
In source B13 it’s a picture of a memorial stone in Tavistock Square Gardens in London this is dedicated to the conchies and how they felt during the war. It was dedicated in 1994 and was given a conscientious objector day on May 15th 1994 it says ‘to all those who established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill. Their foresight and courage give us hope’ this shows that we have accepted them and they are no longer known as cowards but brave because they stood up for what they believed in no matter what happened to