The mass pardon of 306 British Empire soldiers executed for certain offences during the Great War was enacted in section 359 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, which came into effect on royal assent on 8 November 2006.

Please Click Here for Section 359 of the Armed Forces Act

Above picture courtesy of Richard Roberts

Details of the executed servicemen can be found by clicking on a link or where we have no image at present, details can be found immediately below the entry.

Belgium

Aeroplane Cemetery

Bedford House Cemetery

Bleuet Farm Cemetery

Coxyde Military Cemetery

Dickebusch New Military Cemetery

Dranoutre Military Cemetery

Dulhallow A.D.S. Cemetery

Ferme-Olivier Cemetery

Hagle Dump Cemetery

Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery

Kemmel Chateau Miltary Cemetery

La Clytte Military Cemetery

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Locre Churchyard

Locre Hospice Cemetery

Maple Leaf Cemetery

Mendinghem Military Cemetery

Menin Gate Memorial

Nine Elms British Cemetery

Perth Cemetery (China Wall)

Ploegsteert Memorial

Poperinghe New Military Cemetery

Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery

Reninghelst New Military Cemetery

The Huts Cemetery

Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery

Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery

Westhof Farm Cemetery

White House Cemetery

Ypres Reservoir Cemetery

Egypt

Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery and War Memorial

Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (No image at present)

4881 Private H. A. Clarke, 2nd Bn. British West Indies Regiment, executed for striking a senior officer 11/08/1917.

France

Acheux British Cemetery

Achicourt Road Cemetery

Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension

Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension

Agenvillers Churchyard (No image at present)

11850 Private J Tongue 1st Bn. King's (Liverpool Regiment), executed for desertion 08/01/1917, N.E. Corner.

Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

Arras Road British Cemetery

Auchel Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

10874 Private. J. G. Carr. 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment executed for desertion on 07/02/1916.

Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension

Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery

Bancourt British Cemetery

Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension

Barly French Military Cemetery (No image at present)

3563 Private J. Sloan. 1st /4th King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment executed for desertion on 16/07/1916. Grave location 2/A/11.

4567 Private J. Brennan. 1st/8th King's (Liverpool) Regiment, executed for desertion on 16 07/1916. Grave location 2/A/13.

Beauval Communal Cemetery

Bellacourt Military Cemetery

Berlencourt (Le Cauroy) Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

43359 Serjeant. G.E. Gleadow 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment executed for desertion on 06/04/1917.

251797 Private. W. Benham 1st/3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers executed for desertion on 12/07/1917.

Berneville Communal Cemetery

Bertrancourt Military Cemetery

Bethune Town Cemetery

Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension

Blaringhem Churchyard (No image at present)

Borre British Cemetery

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Bray Military Cemetery

Brown's Road Military Cemetery

Bucquoy Road Cemetery

Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension

Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension

Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery  (Special Memorials)

Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville St. Vaast

Carnoy Military Cemetery

Cavillon Communal Cemetery

Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery

Chapelle d' Armentières Old Military Cemetery

Chocques Military Cemetery

Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery

City of Paris Cemetery, Bagneux (No image at present)

20035 Private. F. JOHNSON 2nd Bn. Border Regiment executed for desertion on 01/08/1918.

20037 Private. H. McCLAIR 2nd Bn. Border Regiment executed for desertion on 01/08/1918.

Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension

Côte 80 French National Cemetery

Dartmoor Cemetery

Dud Corner - Loos Memorial

Duisans British Cemetery

Ecoivres Military Cemetery

Englebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension

Esquelbecq Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

9694 Private John Henry Abigail, 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment, executed for desertion 12/09/1917, aged 20.

Esquelbecq Military Cemetery

Estaires Communal Cemetery

Faubourg d' Amiens Cemetery

Favreuil British Cemetery

Fienvillers British Cemetery

Fins New British Cemetery

Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension

Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Ghissignies British Cemetery

Gorre British And Indian Cemetery

H.A.C Cemetery

Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension

Hallencourt Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

24/2008 Private F. Hughes, 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N. Z. E. F. executed for desertion 25/08/1916.

Ham British Cemetery

Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery

Hermonville Military Cemetery

Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension

La Chapelle D'Armentieres Communal Cemetery

La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial

La Kreule Military Cemetery

Labourse Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

21161 Private H. Martin, 9th Bn. Essex Regiment, executed for desertion 20/03/1916. Row B. 3.

11/1799 Private A. Beverstein, 11th Middlesex Regiment, executed for desertion 20/03/1916. Row B. 5.

G/7547 Private W. L. Thompson, 6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), executed for desertion 22/04/1916. Row B. 4.

Lapugnoy Military Cemetery

Le Crotoy Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

Sub Lieutenant E. L. A. Dyett, Nelson Bn. Royal Naval Division, executed for desertion 05/01/1917.

Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery

Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery

Le Touret Memorial

Lederzeele Churchyard (No image at present)

11046 Private H. J. Webb, 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, executed for desertion 31/10/1917

Les Baraques Military Cemetery

Lillers Communal Cemetery

London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse

Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery

Louez Military Cemetery

Louvencourt Military Cemetery

Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery   Extension

Maroc British Cemetery

Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery

Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension

Montigny Communal Cemetery (Somme)

Morbecque British Cemetery

Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery

Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery

Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension

Norfolk Cemetery

Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension

Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery

Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery

Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension

Roclincourt Military Cemetery

Roclincourt Valley Cemetery

Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery

Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension

R.I. Rifles Graveyard

Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery

Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery

Sandpits British Cemetery

St. Nicolas British Cemetery

St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension

St. Sever Cemetery Extension

St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery

Ste. Catherine British Cemetery

Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre

Sucrerie Cemetery, Colincamps

Suzanne Military Cemetery No.3

Terlincthun British Cemetery

Thiepval Memorial

Toutencourt Communal Cemetery

Trois Arbres Cemetery

Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery

Villers Station Cemetery

Vis-en-Artois Memorial

Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension

Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery

Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension

Warlus Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

A/1579 Rifleman A. E. Parker, 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. executed for desertion 15/05/1916.

Wizernes Communal Cemetery (No image at present)

73372 Private R. M. Davies, 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters, executed for desertion 15/11/1917.

Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery

'Y' Farm Military Cemetery

Ghana

Kumasi Memorial (No image at present)

7560 Private A. Frafra, Gold Coast Regiment, executed for casting away arms 28/09/1916.

A/2600 Private D. Barama, Gold Coast Mounted Infantry, executed for murder 10/11/1918.

Greece

Karasouli Military Cemetery

Mikra British Cemetery (No image at present)

6/227 Private P. J. Downey, 6th Leinster Regiment, executed for disobedience 27/12/1915.

India

Kirkee Memorial (No image at present)

7144396 Private J. J. Daly, 1st Bn. Connaught Rangers, executed for mutiny 02/11/1920.

Israel

Ramleh Cemetery (No image at present)

9191 Private J. A. Mitchell, 1st Bn. British West Indies Regiment, executed for murder 22/12/1917. AA. 71.

Iraq

Basra Memorial (No image at present)

10912 Private R. Burton, 6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, executed for sleeping at his post 19/02/1917.

10555 Private T. Downing, 6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, executed for sleeping at his post 19/02/1917.

10764 Private R. M. Jones, 6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, executed for desertion 21/12/1917.

S/13248 Private G. Cutmore, 2ns Bn. Black Watch, executed for desertion 25/07/1917.

Italy

Taranto Town Cemetery Extension (No image at present)

11080 Private A. Denny, 8th Bn. British West Indies Regiment, executed for murder 20/01/1919. Plot 6. D. 4.

Nigeria

Calabar Memorial (No image at present)

3972 Private Samuel Sabongidda, 3rd Nigerian Regiment, executed for violence 27/07/1917.

Sierra Leone

Freetown Memorial (no image at present)

2479 Private Fatoma, West African Regiment, executed for cowardice 19/07/1915.

 Turkey

Green Hill Cemetery, Suvla, Gallipoli

Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli

Haider Pasha Cemetery (No image at present)

7076018 Private R. Flynn, 2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, executed for murder 06/11/1920

Helles Memorial

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