To receive a White Letter during the World war I time period was to receive a statement declaring the recipient to be, or accusing the recipient of being, a coward. The letter would most usually have been sent anonymously and would have contained a small white feather.
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to help them to join battle and go to war with people that they say are cowards
They sent a white feather. It implied cowardice.
Men left for war because:- they knew their familes would be well looked after- it was a free trip over seas- They wanted to help their mother country Britain- they didnt want to be considered coward and receive a white feather(a white feather meant you were a woss and coward)
A white feather was sent to some able men who would not sign up to fight during WWI.
If any men in WW1 were sent a white feather, normally and if not always by a woman, it was a sign of cowardice. It meant he wasn't signing up to fight, and the woman thought that he should. Thats correct, many women, especially in England were very keen on going out and looking for men in the streets that didnt have a uniform on, and would kick off and insist the man accept it not even caring what his circumstances were.