Biker
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Not a cheery subject I know, but I'm happy to do lookups for this resource - I found one of my lot in it who got 2 years hard labour for sleeping while on duty.
It covers death sentences passed by military courts of the British Army 1914-1924. Most of those noted were not executed but served some other form of sentence.
The information provided is:
Soldiers Name, Unit, Rank, Date and Offence, Final Sentence, Location (theatre of war or city/country). Some also include notes on next of kin, age, address, and type of offence.
Considering that some might find this information sensitive, if you'd like to PM your request, that's fine too.
You may also want to check this select list of deserters here
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,130934.0.html
Regards
Jonathan
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liverpool annie
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Hi Jonathan!
Is this for people who have been Court Martialed or can you find people who seem to have gone missing for a couple of years ? what made you look there for your man?
Annie 
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liverpool annie
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Just thought this may be of interest ... considering this subject matter !
In today's Sunday Times!
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"The report also claims that the courts martial had a class bias that is incompatible with an impartial system of justice. “The treatments meted out to officers and upper echelons tended to be at the lower end of the disciplinary scale, whereas lower ranks were often afforded little, if any, leniency.”
Of the 26 executions of soldiers serving in Irish regiments, 23 were for desertion, one for striking an officer, one for quitting his post and one for disobedience.
In one case a soldier was executed for a 45-minute absence. Most of the men were illiterate and had no grasp of military law. Only one of the 26 was provided with a “prisoner’s friend” — as was their entitlement — and most condemned soldiers and their appointed defending officers were unfamiliar with the system of pleas for mercy following conviction.
The report points out that just 10 years after the war ended, unease about the summary battlefield justice led to the death penalty being repealed for offences such as desertion and refusing to obey an order"
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"Shot at Dawn" is another piece of compelling reading too!!
Annie 
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julie64
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Well, anything is worth a try, I suppose! I have not as yet been able to find a registration of death for my great-grandfather Caleb Bull (born 1871, Market Drayton) even though my grandfather (born 1914) says he died when he was a child- he had no memory of him at all ... sooooo, is there any chance he may appear in the records you've kindly offered to look up??
Fingers crossed
Julie
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WHERE ARE YOU BEFORE 1851 TAMAR LITTLER?! Staffs (Audley) Shrops (Market Drayton) Lancs(Golborne, Ashton in Makerfield) Oxfordshire (Banbury, Neithrop, Gt Tew, Witney) Monmouthshire (Abergavenny) Lancs/Ireland: Armstrong Aspinall Billingham Burchall Burke Doyle Littler Wareing Ox: Brookes Nelson Pinfold Riley Staffs/Shrops/Cheshire: Beeston Bull Durber Gater Massey Walker Abergavenny: Cobner Williams Any census information in this post is Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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No he's not amongst those listed.
Regards
Jonathan
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liverpool annie
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What wonderful names!!
Jelly Beany's 
Annie
Sorry I just couldn't resist!!
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Biker
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 I've got Craze and Batty in my tree, so I know what you mean
There are no Beaneys, but there is a J Jelly, are you interested in him?
Jonathan
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Hi Serena (nice name, goes with Beaney too )
Name: J Jelly
Unit: Royal Engineers
Rank: Pioneer
Date: 27/04/1918
Offence: Mutiny & Disobedience
Final Sentence: 5 years Penal Servitude
Location: Italy
Ref: PRO WO 213/22
Hope that is of use.
Regards
Jonathan
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Hi Stella,
No Maskell. But there are several Hudson entries. Do you know his first name/initial or unit he served with?
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Jonathan
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