1. One hundred years ago Pacifism in WW1

2. BEF was a volunteer army in 1914; Conscription introduced in 1916; Rise in conscientious objectors; 16,000 in WW1, called ‘conchies’ Some served as non- combatants On the home front a rise in pacifist organisations like the Women’s Peace Crusade; After the war, greater recognition of pacifism as a religious and political stance.

3. Dick Sheppard Born 2 nd September 1880, Windsor; Anglican Priest and Army Chaplain (1915); Started the social outreach work at St Martin’s in the Fields, London; Established the Peace Pledge Union in 1936. Died 31 st October 1937

4. Geoffrey A Studdert Kennedy Known as ‘Woodbine Willie’; Born 27 th June 1883, Leeds; Anglican Priest and Army Chaplain (1915-1919); Awarded MC in 1917; Worked for the Industrial Christian Fellowship; Died 8 th March 1929

5. Arnold Wynne A master at Silcoates School 1902-3; Quaker and pacifist; Lecturer at the University of Cape Town; Served in the RAMC and then as a officer in the King’s Liverpool Regiment ‘The conviction came home to him that the only way to peace was by war’ Christian World, 1917

7. The Gospel of Peace ‘Not peace at any price but love and all cost’. (Dick Sheppard)