Q&A: Were conscientious objectors in the Second World War given white feathers?
By A Mystery Man Writer
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In the First World War some young men not in uniform were approached by ladies and given white feathers as a token of cowardice. Did this also happen in the Second World War?
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WWI message with a white feather attached up for auction
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Second World War - HistoryExtra - 46
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Q&A: Were conscientious objectors in the Second World War given white feathers?
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WWI white feather letter sold at auction
Men of conscience Otago Daily Times Online News
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Harrowing Facts About World War I - Factinate
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TIL of the White Feathers Movement, in which feminists and suffragettes shamed men who refused to fight in World War 1 : r/todayilearned
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Second World War - HistoryExtra - 46
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The White Feather Movement - Historic UK
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