Pacifist soldier dishonourably discharged

Title

Pacifist soldier dishonourably discharged

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Helen Costello interviews Andy Wilson, chairman of the Vic Williams support group, about the court martial of soldier Vic Williams, who was given a dishonourable discharge and a 14 month jail sentence after refusing to fight in the Gulf War. Andy describes the soldier’s treatment at the hands of the army, and the fight for his release.

Contributors

Helen Costello; Andy Wilson

Keywords

Armed forces; Campaigns; Imprisonment; Trials; Army personnel; Kuwait; Sentencing; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Vic Williams; Pacifism

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