howardian Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 Of the 1000+ men sentenced to death in WW!,around 700 had their sentence commuted to be replced by a life term to be served at the war's end. I believe they were then sent back to their Units, Of those who survived the war,did they all actually serve their life term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 Of the 1000+ men sentenced to death in WW!,around 700 had their sentence commuted to be replced by a life term to be served at the war's end. I believe they were then sent back to their Units, Of those who survived the war,did they all actually serve their life term? I have read that over 2300 were sentenced to death. It has been suggested that the disparity in similar statistics (the number actually shot) may be due to statistics for all executed for all reasons, including criminal acts (rape, murder, etc.), vs. the number executed for military offences. I have seen the 2300 men figure cited repeatedly, but I am not an authority here. Bob Lembke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 A great many sentenced to be shot subsequently had their sentences suspended and were sent back to their units. As discussed in an earlier thread Haig claimed this to be his doing. I think one or two subsequently transgressed and paid the penalty but most who survived the war were subsequently discharged to civilian life. I suspect the same applied to suspended lifers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 Cut and paste job on what I have put on another thread today No need to reinvent the wheel, you want Oram and Putkowski's ' Death Sentences passed by military courts of the British Army' Paperback 132 pages ISBN 978 1 903427 26 2 The book This book makes available information relating to more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians sentenced to death by military courts of the British Army during the First World War and its aftermath. Details of these individuals are presented in two lists – one chronological according to the date of sentencing, the other alphabetical – together with Public Record Office numbers. Gerard Oram’s introduction succinctly explains the guidelines he has followed in compiling the information contained here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardian Posted 24 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 February , 2010 Cut and paste job on what I have put on another thread today No need to reinvent the wheel, you want Oram and Putkowski's ' Death Sentences passed by military courts of the British Army' Paperback 132 pages ISBN 978 1 903427 26 2 The book This book makes available information relating to more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians sentenced to death by military courts of the British Army during the First World War and its aftermath. Details of these individuals are presented in two lists – one chronological according to the date of sentencing, the other alphabetical – together with Public Record Office numbers. Gerard Oram's introduction succinctly explains the guidelines he has followed in compiling the information contained here. THank you I shall check the book but before I do,does it give information on what happened to those sentenced to life, if they survived the war Did they serve their sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 25 February , 2010 Share Posted 25 February , 2010 This is the link to the other thread I mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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