Acknowledgments

Philip Austin , NFPB Co-ordinator , for helping bring WW2 CO group together & for support & advice over several years

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

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

Catherina Clement, archivist & researcher, for sharing he extensive information on WW2 COs from Kent

Christian Peace Education Fund, for funding the development of the website and the database to present this research accessibly.

The late Bill Hetherington for a colossal amount of research on COs in both world wars, whose WW2 information is being gradually added to the website

Rosemary Hill, historian, for blogs & articles using  the WW2 information, for networking  & for advice & support

Ann Kramer, historian, for kindly donating her very useful & 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 very extensive research on WW2 COs & donations towards the costs of the Project .

Fern Mills for extensive work converting Word files to Excel, converting Excel files to less complicated versions & 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 WW1 COs is and inspiration to all researchers

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

Geoff Tibbs, PPU Remembrance  Project manager, for helping  the WW2 Project become associated with PPU, for setting up financial arrangements & for ongoing advice  & support

Dixie Wills, Quaker Peace & Social Witness worker, for using the WW2 research for the excellent Walk in their Shoes project and leaflet, for publicity, networking, organizing Zoom meetings & helping make things happen.

All the staff at Friends House Library who have helped me on many visits to look at The Friend periodical and  Friends Ambulance Unit Personnel records on microfilm

Staff at the following libraries & record offices , who made available WW2 newspapers, usually on microfilm: Ayr, Blackburn, Bolton Archives & Local Studies, Bury St Edmunds, Cornwall Record Office at  Redruth, Farnwoth, Greenock Library, Harris Libray Preston,  Mitchell Library Glasgow, Oldham Local Studies Library, Paisley, Rochdale Local Studies Libray, Salford Local Studies Library, Suffolk Record Office at Ipswich, Westhoughton