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Home Front

27 April 1917 - Hilary Pearce

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1917, a Liverpool captain was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for helping people avoid conscription, while in Folkestone, Hilary gets his call up papers. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Ruby Pearce:
Katie Redford
Prudence Clark:
Susie Riddell
Noah Hamilton:
Finn Monteath
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Lilian Frost:
Alex Tregear

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