Of course, many men were not in uniform for reasons other than cowardice; one winner of the VC was presented with a white feather whilst on leave. The white feather movement became very popular, not just in Britain, but in Australia, Canada and New Zealand too. Mindful that many men on...
United Kingdom (1915-1918) Prototype – 1 Partially Completed Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton had been there right at the birth of the British plan for the machines which were to become known as tanks. In 1915, this veteran of Victorian campaigns in India and acknowledged expert in both ...
It is interesting to note that the Germans feel that the American soldier has the Constitutional right to refuse to fight. There might have been such an argument made in WWI but in 1950 that loophole was closed when the Congress of the United States established the Uniform Code of Military J...
The so-called 'Hello Girls' were subjected like military nurses to Army regulations, wore uniform and were sworn into the Army. However, as the daughter of one of them - Oleda Christides - explains, this was later denied for it would have given the women the rank of veterans. (link) ...