Cecilia Annie John

Overview

Cecilia Annie John born Hobart, Tasmania November 5, 1877 (d. 1953). Australian singer; founded Women's Peace Army, 1915.

Quotations

Sang banned song:

"I didn't raise my son to be a soldier. . .
To shoot another mother’s darling boy
Why should he fight in someone else’s quarrels
It’s time to throw the sword and gun away
There would be no war today
If the nations all would say
No I didn’t raise my son to be a soldier."