Online Exhibition

World War I broke out in August 1914. Although unlike their counterparts in France and Belgium exempt from military duty, by the end of the war 84 Jesuits had served as RC Chaplains to the British Forces and Navy. Here is a small online exhibition which looks at some of the records relating to these Chaplains which have survived in the Jesuits in Britain Archives.
Please click on the links to discover more about each item:

• Exemption letter
• Tailor slip
• Contract renewal
• Embarkation note
• Officers Record of Service
• Sketchbook
• Diary
• Mention in Despatches
• Medals