Britten, Tippett, and The Second World War
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6 June
Britten, Tippett, and The Second World War
Michael Tippett v. Benjamin Britten is always an interesting one, e.g. conscientious objection : more conviction / less compromise in what Tippett did... ?— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) June 6, 2018
So, on @BBCSSO's web-site, we find :— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) June 7, 2018
'In June 1943, Michael Tippett, then 38 years-old, was sentenced as a conscientious objector to three months in Wormwood Scrubs Prison (of which he served two).'https://t.co/oMUFZoz15A https://t.co/b3byunvwES
'[They] registered as conscientious objectors. Britten offered to work for the Ministry of Information in lieu of military service, and was later granted full exemption from the armed forces.'https://t.co/XfLQLN85OS— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) June 7, 2018
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