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Shot for desertion in WW1

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Redharissa

Redharissa Report 19 Apr 2007 11:22

The list of the 306 shot at dawn can be found here: http://www.shotatdawn.org.uk/page59.html The website is absolutely fascinating. Tracey

Redharissa

Redharissa Report 19 Apr 2007 11:24

A GR contact just informed me that someone in my tree was shot for desertion in WW1 and later pardoned. More below:

Sands

Sands Report 19 Apr 2007 12:00

Thank you Tracey for recomending such a interesting web site.. How sad that this went on. I get quite emotional about ww1 i am not sure why but it might have something to do with my grandfather who served out in the somme and this may of been him if a quite by chance he was saved punishment by saving a officers life on the battlefront he was never recognised for this though...

Caz

Caz Report 19 Apr 2007 17:31

nudging for later thanks. Caz

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 19 Apr 2007 17:57

This is a useful site too. http://www.ppu.org.uk/coproject/coww1a.html My husband's grandfather is in the picture, he was an 'Absolutist' who would have no part in the war effort, he was among those who was tortured and taken to France to be court martialled. My own grandfather was injured just before the battle of the Somme, but his brother was killed there.

Redharissa

Redharissa Report 23 Apr 2007 12:44

I've only just spotted your reply Jacqueline, thank you. A chap, on one of the local history projects I was involved in, interviewed a local WW2 conscientious objector. Parts of the interview are here http://www.livingarchive.org.uk/nvq03/stephen/rayb.html Tracey