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- Ronald_Skirth abstract "John Ronald Skirth (11 December 1897 – 1977) served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. His experiences during the Battle of Messines and the Battle of Passchendaele led him to resolve not to take human life, and for the rest of his army service he made deliberate errors in targeting calculations to try to ensure the guns of his battery missed their aiming point on the first attempt, giving the enemy a chance to evacuate. Many years later, after retiring from a career as a teacher, he wrote a memoir of his years in the army, describing his disillusionment with the conduct of the war and his conversion to pacifism. In 2010 the memoir was published as The Reluctant Tommy, edited by Duncan Barrett.".
- Ronald_Skirth allegiance "United Kingdom".
- Ronald_Skirth battle Battle_of_Asiago.
- Ronald_Skirth battle Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Ronald_Skirth battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Ronald_Skirth battle Italian_Front_(World_War_I).
- Ronald_Skirth battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Ronald_Skirth battle World_War_I.
- Ronald_Skirth birthDate "1897-12-11".
- Ronald_Skirth birthPlace Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Ronald_Skirth birthYear "1897".
- Ronald_Skirth deathDate "1977".
- Ronald_Skirth deathPlace Ealing.
- Ronald_Skirth deathYear "1977".
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- Ronald_Skirth militaryBranch British_Army.
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- Ronald_Skirth serviceEndYear "1919".
- Ronald_Skirth serviceNumber "120331".
- Ronald_Skirth serviceStartYear "1916".
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- Ronald_Skirth allegiance "United Kingdom".
- Ronald_Skirth battles Battle_of_Asiago.
- Ronald_Skirth battles Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Ronald_Skirth battles Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Ronald_Skirth battles Italian_Front_(World_War_I).
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- Ronald_Skirth birthDate "1897-12-11".
- Ronald_Skirth birthName "John Ronald Skirth".
- Ronald_Skirth branch British_Army.
- Ronald_Skirth caption "Ronald Skirth in 1916".
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- Ronald_Skirth dateOfDeath "1977".
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- Ronald_Skirth name "Ronald Skirth".
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- Ronald_Skirth placeOfBirth "Bexhill-on-Sea".
- Ronald_Skirth placeOfDeath "Ealing, London".
- Ronald_Skirth rank "Corporal, demoted to Bombardier".
- Ronald_Skirth servicenumber "120331".
- Ronald_Skirth serviceyears "1916".
- Ronald_Skirth shortDescription "Conscientious objector of the First World War".
- Ronald_Skirth sign Richard_Holmes_(military_historian).
- Ronald_Skirth sign "Jonathan Gibbs".
- Ronald_Skirth source "Evening Standard".
- Ronald_Skirth source "Financial Times".
- Ronald_Skirth text "Skirth’s writing may be uneven but it carries the unmistakable tenor of honesty and true belief, not least in his disgust at the behaviour of many of his superiors. His descriptions of seeing his friends gassed and blown to bits are moving as much for what he can’t bring himself to write, as for what he can. The book began as the story of his marriage to the girl who waited for him back home, and that sense of a happy ending shines through even the bleakest moments.".
- Ronald_Skirth text "[An] important contribution to the literature of the war ... a remorseless condemnation of war and support for the stance of the absolute pacifist ... I would certainly buy this book even if I had not been sent a review copy, and whenever I get too misty-eyed about officer-man relationships I shall reread it to remind me of how badly things could go wrong. And of just how vital it is, for any democratic society seeking to use war as an instrument of policy, to ensure that the connection between war's means and its political ends is crystal clear.".
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