Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988

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Birth 1888-11-01
Death 1988-04-29
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Lord Fenner Brockway (1888-1988) was Editor of The Labour Leader, the official organ of the Independent Labour Party, an active campaigner against the First World War, and Secretary of the No-Conscription Fellowship. He was court-martialled at Chester and imprisoned at Wormwood Scrubs, Wandsworth, and Lincoln until 1919.

From the guide to the Interview with Fenner Brockway, 1975, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

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  • Conscientious objectors
  • Conscientious objectors Great Britain
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918 Conscientious objectors Great Britain

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  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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