Introduction

This blog is aimed at supporting the Onward Christian Soldiers project.  The project looks to preserve, collate and contextualise the World War Two experiences of men and women of Christian faith in the armed services.

There has been no significant academic work on how the war affected Christian faith in the UK.  I am currently undertaking PhD research at the University of Birmingham to address this gap in our knowledge and understanding.  This has been ongoing for two years and has been entirely self-funded whilst holding down a full-time job.

I would love to hear from anyone who could help me find letters, diaries or reminiscences from the time.  Also, if anyone knows of sources of financial support for this project, please get in touch.  Even £1 helps to pay for a book or archive visit.

Feel free to have a read of my postings and add anything you think may be of interest.

John Broom


Johnbroom@aol.com