Acknowledgments

Heart-felt thanks are extended to the following:

  
Philip Austin, NFPB Co-ordinator, for his help in bringing together the group responsible for the creation of this website, and for support and advice over the years.

Ellis Brooks, webmaster for conscienceww2, for collating the database, developing the mapping and website, securing funding, and having the drive and enthusiasm to  make things happen.

Felix Brooks, web developer, who built the searchable database .

Catherina Clement, archivist & researcher, for sharing the extensive information on WWII COs from Kent.

Christian Peace Education Fund, for funding the development of the website and the database so that we can present this research accessibly.

The late Bill Hetherington for a colossal amount of research on COs in both World Wars, whose WWII information is gradually being added to this website.

Rosemary Hill, historian, for blogs and articles using the WWII information, for networking and for advice & support.

Ann Kramer, historian, for kindly donating her very useful and enjoyable book ‘Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War’.

Philip Lines, historian, for sharing information.

John Makin, for sharing his comprehensive information on Lincolnshire COs.

Barry Mills for exhaustive research on WWII COs and donations towards the costs of the project.

Fern Mills for extensive work converting Word files to Excel, converting Excel files to less complicated versions and for ongoing IT support.

David North, IT specialist, for devising a quick & easy way to convert Word files to Excel, without which half the information would have been very difficult to use.

Cyril Pearce, historian, whose magnificent research on WWI COs is an inspiration to all researchers.

Gary Perkins, historian, for sharing his extensive research on Jehovah's Witness COs.

Geoff Tibbs, PPU Remembrance Project manager, for helping  the WWII Project become associated with PPU, for setting up financial arrangements and for ongoing advice and support.

Dixé Wills, Peace Campaigns Coordinator at Quakers in Britain, for using the WWII research to create the excellent A Walk in their Shoes booklet; for publicity, networking, organising meetings and helping make things happen.

All the staff at Friends House Library who have helped Barry on his many visits to look at The Friend periodical and  Friends Ambulance Unit personnel records on microfilm.

Staff at the following libraries and record offices, who made WWII newspapers available, usually on microfilm: Ayr, Blackburn, Bolton Archives & Local Studies, Bury St Edmunds, Cornwall Record Office at Redruth, Farnwoth, Greenock Library, Harris Library Preston,  Mitchell Library Glasgow, Oldham Local Studies Library, Paisley, Rochdale Local Studies Library, Salford Local Studies Library, Suffolk Record Office at Ipswich, Westhoughton.