| Description | Born 1893, London. Lived Hereford; Gelly Gaer; Treharris; Monmouth, Wales. One of 13 children, of whom five survived to adulthood. He had various jobs, including newspaper boy, errand boy, photographer's assistant, coal miner, labourer, fish hawker and was unemployed for a while post-war [World War One] as he had been a conscientious objector. He experienced 30 months in prison following two court martials for ignoring call-up notices for WWI.
Account of poor childhood, varied work life and experiences of prison following two court martials for ignoring call-up notices during WW1.
Autobiography typewritten, 159pp.
World War I. Family Life. Socialism. Labour Party. |