Home Front

10 August 1918 - Alexander Gidley


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On this day in 1918, a conscientious objector, when sentenced, threw his boot at the magistrate, while in Ashburton, a war hero returns home.

Written by Sarah Daniels

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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