Links
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The Story of Battery D
http://www.degnanco.com/batteryd/
Basically the memories of artilleryman Arthur Hinderer. The site is dedicated to the fallen in the Great War and after. It is a fascinating account of his experiences, and he also has some interesting memories of the issue of conscription.
Trenches on the Web
http://www.worldwar1.com/
Wonderful site, created and maintained by enthusiasts on the Great War. It contains a wealth of detail on a vast range of topics relating to the war, from trenches to technology to the Home Front and much more. There is also a facility to make contact with other interested people by email.
Meeting of No-Conscription League
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Writings/Speeches/170604.html
This site provides an interesting American perspective on the issue of conscription. It contains the notes made by the Secretary of the League of a series of speeches made in the USA against conscription into what some Americans saw as a European war.
Encyclopaedia of the First World War
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtitle.html
Part of the Spartacus web site, this resource should be invaluable to students researching the Great War. Contents of the encyclopaedia range from War at Sea to famous battles to the contribution of East Grinstead to the Great War.
The World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
This site contains a large range of documents, ranging from official government papers and treaties to the letters and diaries of individual soldiers. It is a fascinating insight into the war at a detailed level.
War Amps Archives
http://www.waramps.ca/Operation/wa-consr.html
This is a Canadian site, and covers an enormous range of issues about Canada in the war. War Amps is a charity to help Amputees as a result of war. This page describes the manoeuvring of the Canadian government to get conscription passed.
Conscription in Australia in WWI
http://www.iol.net.au/~conway/ww1/conscription.html
This site provides some useful information and some fascinating cartoons for and against conscription in Australia. It focuses on the two referendums held on this issue in 1917.
