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The Era Of The Great War #9: Conscription & Conscientious Objectors Flashcards

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When was conscription introduced?

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January 1916

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Who was conscription introduced for in January 1916?

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18-41 year old single men

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What did conscription do in 1916?

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It meant that the government could call men to fight OR do any other job they wanted

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What did conscription do in 1916?

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It meant that the government could call men to fight OR do any other job they wanted

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Timeline of conscription

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Mid 1915: volunteer numbers falling. National Registration Act created.
Jan 1916: Conscription. Single Men 18-41.
May 1916: A second act extended it to married men
1918: Final months of war, age raised to 51
1920: Conscription extended to deal with continuing trouble spots in Empire and parts of Europe

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What was the National Registration Act?

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A list of all the men fit for military service who were still available

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When was conscription extended to married men?

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May 1916

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How many men were conscripted altogether ?

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2.3 million

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4 exceptions to conscription

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  1. Medically unfit
  2. Reserved occupations (vital for war effort)
  3. Conscientious Objectors (moral/religious)
  4. Adversely financially impacted
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What were reserved occupations exempt to conscription?

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Teachers, fishermen, coal miners, priests

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What did the Military Conscription Act state on conscientious objectors?

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It allowed it! And also made it a thing!

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Moral Conscientious Objectors

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Wrong to kill (pacifists)

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Religious Conscientious Objectors

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Taking life went against religion (usually quakers)

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Political Conscientious Objectors

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War was political and pitted working class against each other to benefit the rich (socialist)

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How many conchies?

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Overall 16000

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What did the Foreign War Minister say about Conscription?

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“Conscription was foreign”

17
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After 2 years, the death toll

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Increased

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Absolutists

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Refused to help at war at ALL

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Alternativists

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Contribute, not fight

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What jobs could alternativists do?

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Stretcher bearers, medics, orderlies

21
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What was the FAU (Friends Ambulance Unit)?

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An ambulance unit made specifically for alternativists

22
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How many men in FAU

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1000

23
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Who was Cedric Vipont Brown, a Quaker

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worked at the front unarmed and unpaid in the FAU

24
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Story of Cedric’s brother, Ralph Vipont Brown

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  • joined the Friends war relief which was Quaker run after refusing the FAU
  • helped at maternity hospital in shalom France
  • died of influenza
  • buried in Calle France with 15000 soldiers
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Story of Cedric’s brother, Ralph Vipont Brown

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  • joined the Friends war relief which was Quaker run after refusing the FAU
  • helped at maternity hospital in shalom France
  • died of influenza
  • buried in Calle France with 15000 soldiers
26
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What was the Quaker Run Friends War Relief Comittee?

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A unit which only helped civilians as they believed it wrong to send men back to war

27
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What happened if you applied to be a conscientious objector?

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Had to be judged by tribunal where they would decide

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What would the judges in the tribunal ask the people applying to be conchies, in hope that they would change their mind?

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“What would you do if a German soldier attacked your mother?” (Save her or let her die)

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What was the Non Combatant Corps nicknamed?

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The non courage corps

30
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Bert Brocklesbee’s story

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  • he was an absolutist
  • he believed that “God did not put me on earth to go destroying his own children”
  • popular at church in until he preached against war and soldiers
  • his family received a white feather yet still stood by him
  • Bert’s sentiment was also of individualism
  • he wouldn’t work in non combatant corps so he was arrested
  • held in a castle with the most adamant objectors
  • he drew his girlfriend and christ under a cross on the wall
31
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What was the conscientious objectors song called?

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Conscientious Objectors lament

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