Record

RepositoryRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
Ref NoRCS/SJW/P/10/11
TitleThe September Ordination at Wonersh, 1941
LevelItem
DescriptionTypescript annotated reproduction of a letter sent home by John Stapleton; photocopies of three newspaper reports of the event.

The notes explain how 'Clerks in Holy Orders' were exempt from war service and that Catholic students became clerics by receiving the first tonsure. 40 students were tonsured in one ceremony.

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