David Briggs - Conscientious Objector who braved the D-Day beaches

Whilst driving to work on Friday, I was listening to the D-Day commemorations on Radio 4.  One feature which greatly moved me was an interview with David Briggs.  He mentioned being in the RAMC, which interested me as that was where my own father, about whom I have posted elsewhere on this blog, did his WW2 service.  Then it transpired that David Briggs was in that regiment because of his Christian convictions, leading him to conclude that he could not bear arms and kill a fellow human.

I did some internet research and discovered that as well as being a fine example of Christianity leading and sustaining peoples' actions in wartime, he had appeared on the first Christmas Carol Service broadcast on radio in 1928 and had gone on to become an eminent headmaster at Kings' School, Cambridge.

His interview is a must-hear for anyone interested in the connection between war and religion in the twentieth century.  Below is a picture of him being interviewed, and one taken at Cambridge a few years ago.  The interview can be heard here:-

http://audioboo.fm/boos/2229577-conscientious-objector-david-briggs-on-d-day