With Michèle Barrett. The official British war graves policy was equality. In practice, outside Europe there was discrimination against non-white combatants and labourers, many of whom were simply not commemorated. Michèle gives examples from the Indian Army and from the campaigns in Africa, and raises the issue: whose war graves commission was it?
Free, but booking necessary.
The politics of the Imperial War Graves Commission 1917–1939
Thu, 22/05/2014 - 18:00
Regular event?:
This is not a regular event
Town/City:
LONDON.
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Organiser is not an NFP member
Venue:
Arts 2, room 3.16, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Contact:
Email k.pettit@uel.ac.uk