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Conscientious objectors' families mark memorial day

FAMILIES of men who refused to fight in the first world war came together yesterday at memorials to mark Conscientious Objectors Day.

About 65 families were joined by 300 supporters in Tavistock Square, central London, to mark the sacrifice and bravery of those who stood by their principles, often at great personal cost.

Lord John Maxton told how his father John was dismissed as a school teacher and his pet dog stoned to death by an angry mob after he refused to fight.

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