Carlisle Quakers mark contribution of COs
A plaque dedicated to conscientious objectors has been unveiled
by Tara Craig
10th June 2016
Friends were present at the recent unveiling in Carlisle of a plaque dedicated to conscientious objectors.
The memorial plaque sits in the peace gardens in Hardwicke Circus, central Carlisle. It commemorates both the conscientious objectors who refused to go to war when conscription was introduced in 1916 and those who still maintain the right to refuse to kill today.
There were more than a dozen conscientious objectors in Carlisle during the two world wars. Some were imprisoned at Carlisle Castle along with objectors from around the country.
