List of cemeteries and memorials containing burials of men executed under the Army Act during the Great War
90 years after their deaths, 306 of the 346 soldiers who were executed for military offences during World War I were granted posthumous pardons from the British Ministry of Defence. These soldiers were executed during hostilities for breaches of military discipline that included desertion, cowardice, quitting their posts, striking a Superior Officer, sleeping at their post, and casting away their arms.
The remaining group of 40 soldiers were not granted a pardon, because of the nature of their crimes which included murder and mutiny.
Please Click Here for Section 359 of the Armed Forces Act
Research courtesy of Nicholas Philpot
Sources:--
For The Sake of Example, by Anthony Babington, 1983
Shot At Dawn, by Julian Putkowski & Julian Sykes, revised edition, 1992
Blindfold & Alone: British Military Executions in the Great War by Cathryn Corns & John Hughes-Wilson, 2001 is now the definitive general account.
The authors were able to investigate the actual records of the courts martial & of the post-conviction procedures of review & confirmation; & in over 500 pages, deal in detail with the origins of, & practice under the prevailing Military Law; the historical background of the disciplinary framework; the state of Mental Health knowledge in 1914; & the demands of active service.
The work overtakes in many aspects the earlier works mentioned above, presenting in general a nuanced corrective to them
A fully detailed account is provided of the offences of over 100 of those executed.
Details of the executed servicemen can be found by clicking on a cemetery link below
The remaining group of 40 soldiers were not granted a pardon, because of the nature of their crimes which included murder and mutiny.
Please Click Here for Section 359 of the Armed Forces Act
Research courtesy of Nicholas Philpot
Sources:--
For The Sake of Example, by Anthony Babington, 1983
Shot At Dawn, by Julian Putkowski & Julian Sykes, revised edition, 1992
Blindfold & Alone: British Military Executions in the Great War by Cathryn Corns & John Hughes-Wilson, 2001 is now the definitive general account.
The authors were able to investigate the actual records of the courts martial & of the post-conviction procedures of review & confirmation; & in over 500 pages, deal in detail with the origins of, & practice under the prevailing Military Law; the historical background of the disciplinary framework; the state of Mental Health knowledge in 1914; & the demands of active service.
The work overtakes in many aspects the earlier works mentioned above, presenting in general a nuanced corrective to them
A fully detailed account is provided of the offences of over 100 of those executed.
Details of the executed servicemen can be found by clicking on a cemetery link below
Belgium
Aeroplane Cemetery
BERT HARTELLS
JOHN ROBINSON
ALFRED THOMPSON
Bedford House Cemetery
FREDERICK TURNER
Bleuet Farm Cemetery
THOMAS HAWKINS
FREDERICK WILLIAM SLADE
ARTHUR H. WESTWOOD
Coxyde Military Cemetery
FRANK WILLIAM CHEESEMAN
ARTHUR PHILIP OYNS
WILLIAM WYCHERLEY
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery
JOSEPH STANLEY VICTOR FOX
Dranoutre Military Cemetery
FREDERICK BROADRICK
Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery
JOHN SEYMOUR
Ferme-Olivier Cemetery
ROBERT HOPE (SERVED AS HEPPLE)
GEORGE WATKINS
Hagle Dump Cemetery
GEORGE AINLEY
WALTER DOSSETT
Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery
SAMUEL MCBRIDE
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
JAMES SMITH
STANLEY STEWART
La Clytte Military Cemetery
LEONARD MITCHELL
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
WILLIAM BAKER
Loker Churchyard
JOSEPH BYERS
GEORGE ERNEST COLLINS
ANDREW EVANS
Locre Hospice Cemetery
DENIS JETSON BLAKEMORE
WILLIAM JONES
Maple Leaf Cemetery
ALBERT PARRY
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
CHARLES BRITTON
DAVID GIBSON
JOHN J. HYDE
Menin Gate Memorial
HERBERT FRANCIS BURDEN
THOMAS MOORE
GEORGE POVEY
WILLIAM SCOTTON
Nine Elms British Cemetery
JOHN MCFARLANE
JOSEPH NISBET
Perth Cemetery (China Wall)
THOMAS DOCHERTY
ERNEST FELLOWS
EVAN FRASER
THOMAS HARRIS
FREDERICK IVES
LOUIS PHILLIPS
GEORGE ERNEST ROE
Ploegsteert Memorial
ARCHIBALD BROWNE
THOMAS HOPE
ALBERT HENRY PITTS
Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
J. BENNETT
ALBERT BOTFIELD
JAMES CRAMPTON
GEORGE EVERILL
JOHN W. FRYER
FREDERICK C. GORE
COME LALIBERTE
BERNARD MCGEEHAN
JAMES S. MICHAEL
HERBERT MORRIS
ERIC SKEFFINGTON POOLE
WILLIAM HENRY SIMMONDS
JOSEPH STEDMAN
RICHARD STEVENSON
REGINALD THOMAS TITE
JOHN THOMAS WALL
JAMES H. WILSON
Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery
CH'UN CH'IH WANG
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
ROBERT LOVELESS BARKER
FREDERICK LOADER
WILLIAM SMITH
The Huts Cemetery
HENRY HUGHES
VICTOR MANSON SPENCER
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery
ALEXANDER LAMB
ALBERT RICKMAN
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
EDWARD DELARGY
Westhof Farm Cemetery
THOMAS DONOVAN
White House Cemetery
HERBERT H. CHASE
ALFRED E. EVELEIGH
ROBERT GAWLER
WILLIAM J. TURPIE
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
ERNEST LAWRENCE
CHARLES MCCOLL
THOMAS LIONEL MOLES
BERT HARTELLS
JOHN ROBINSON
ALFRED THOMPSON
Bedford House Cemetery
FREDERICK TURNER
Bleuet Farm Cemetery
THOMAS HAWKINS
FREDERICK WILLIAM SLADE
ARTHUR H. WESTWOOD
Coxyde Military Cemetery
FRANK WILLIAM CHEESEMAN
ARTHUR PHILIP OYNS
WILLIAM WYCHERLEY
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery
JOSEPH STANLEY VICTOR FOX
Dranoutre Military Cemetery
FREDERICK BROADRICK
Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery
JOHN SEYMOUR
Ferme-Olivier Cemetery
ROBERT HOPE (SERVED AS HEPPLE)
GEORGE WATKINS
Hagle Dump Cemetery
GEORGE AINLEY
WALTER DOSSETT
Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery
SAMUEL MCBRIDE
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
JAMES SMITH
STANLEY STEWART
La Clytte Military Cemetery
LEONARD MITCHELL
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
WILLIAM BAKER
Loker Churchyard
JOSEPH BYERS
GEORGE ERNEST COLLINS
ANDREW EVANS
Locre Hospice Cemetery
DENIS JETSON BLAKEMORE
WILLIAM JONES
Maple Leaf Cemetery
ALBERT PARRY
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
CHARLES BRITTON
DAVID GIBSON
JOHN J. HYDE
Menin Gate Memorial
HERBERT FRANCIS BURDEN
THOMAS MOORE
GEORGE POVEY
WILLIAM SCOTTON
Nine Elms British Cemetery
JOHN MCFARLANE
JOSEPH NISBET
Perth Cemetery (China Wall)
THOMAS DOCHERTY
ERNEST FELLOWS
EVAN FRASER
THOMAS HARRIS
FREDERICK IVES
LOUIS PHILLIPS
GEORGE ERNEST ROE
Ploegsteert Memorial
ARCHIBALD BROWNE
THOMAS HOPE
ALBERT HENRY PITTS
Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
J. BENNETT
ALBERT BOTFIELD
JAMES CRAMPTON
GEORGE EVERILL
JOHN W. FRYER
FREDERICK C. GORE
COME LALIBERTE
BERNARD MCGEEHAN
JAMES S. MICHAEL
HERBERT MORRIS
ERIC SKEFFINGTON POOLE
WILLIAM HENRY SIMMONDS
JOSEPH STEDMAN
RICHARD STEVENSON
REGINALD THOMAS TITE
JOHN THOMAS WALL
JAMES H. WILSON
Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery
CH'UN CH'IH WANG
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
ROBERT LOVELESS BARKER
FREDERICK LOADER
WILLIAM SMITH
The Huts Cemetery
HENRY HUGHES
VICTOR MANSON SPENCER
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery
ALEXANDER LAMB
ALBERT RICKMAN
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
EDWARD DELARGY
Westhof Farm Cemetery
THOMAS DONOVAN
White House Cemetery
HERBERT H. CHASE
ALFRED E. EVELEIGH
ROBERT GAWLER
WILLIAM J. TURPIE
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
ERNEST LAWRENCE
CHARLES MCCOLL
THOMAS LIONEL MOLES
Egypt
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
N. MATTHEWS
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
HUBERT A. CLARKE
N. MATTHEWS
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
HUBERT A. CLARKE
France
Acheux British Cemetery
WILLIAM BARRY NELSON
Achicourt Road Cemetery
JAMES MAYERS
WALTER YEOMAN
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR MITCHELL
Agenvillers Churchyard
J. TONGUE
Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension
GUSTAVE COMTE
JOSEPH LA LANCETTE
Albert Communal Cemetery Extension
ERNEST BEEBY
HENRY PALMER
Arras Memorial
STEPHEN BYRNE
J. FOX
Arras Road British Cemetery
ALFRED LEONARD JEFFERIES
Auchel Communal Cemetery
JAMES G. CARR
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ALFRED MOON
JOHN ROGERS
WILLIAM W. ROBERTS
Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM G. HUNT
ALBERT INGHAM
ALFRED LONGSHAW
BENJAMIN O'CONNELL
Bancourt British Cemetery
WILFRED CLARKE
Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Barly French Military Cemetery
JOSEPH BRENNAN
J. SLOAN
Beauval Communal Cemetery
CHARLES DEPPER
Bellacourt Military Cemetery
LEOPOLD DELISLE
Berlencourt (Le Cauroy) Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM BENHAM
GEORGE E. GLEADOW
Berneville Communal Cemetery
ELLIS HOLT
FREDERICK ROSE
Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
ALFRED THOMAS ANSTED
WILLIAM MURPHEY
ALEXANDER REID
JOHN TAYLOR
Bethune Town Cemetery
ERNEST BRYANT
R. MORGAN
WILLIAM PRICE
Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension
JAMES ARCHIBALD
Blaringhem Churchyard
ERNEST MACKNESS
Borre British Cemetery
WILLIAM SCHOLES
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
FREDERICK S. ARNOLD
GEORGE MILLS
JOHN WILLIAM ROBERTS
JESSE ROBERT SHORT
Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR GROVE EARP
Bray Military Cemetery
JESSE WILTON
Brown's Road Military Cemetery
W. BELLAMY
GEORGE HENRY LOWTON
BERTIE MCCUBBIN
Bucquoy Road Cemetery
ERNEST HORLER
JOHN B. MILBURN
Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension
JOHN SMITH
DAVID STEVENSON
ELSWORTH YOUNG
Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension
JAMES W. SWAINE
Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery (Special Memorials)
PETER SANDS
J. WISHARD
Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville St. Vaast
CHARLES M. MILLIGAN
Carnoy Military Cemetery
ERNEST WALTER JACK HARRIS
ROBERT MURRAY
Cavillon Communal Cemetery
HARRY POOLE
WILLIAM HENRY RANDLE
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery
WILSON NORMAN LING
Chapelle d' Armentières Old Military Cemetery
ALFRED ATKINSON
ALEXANDER CHISHOLM
ERNEST KIRK
Chocques Military Cemetery
ALBERT HOLMES
ROBERT W. SIMMES
Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery
CHARLES BLADEN
JAMES HIGGINS
THOMAS HENRY BASIL RIGBY
ARTHUR HAROLD ROBINSON
City of Paris Cemetery, Bagneux
FREDERICK JOHNSON
HARRY MCCLAIR
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
JOSEPH CAREY
Côte 80 French National Cemetery
JAMES SPENCER
Dartmoor Cemetery
JOHN JOSEPH SWEENEY
Duisans British Cemetery
JAMES REID
Ecoivres Military Cemetery
JAMES HOLLAND
EUGENE PERRY
MALCOLM R. RICHMOND
DIMITRO SINISKY
Englebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension
JAMES CASSIDY
Esquelbecq Communal Cemetery
JOHN HENRY ABIGAIL
Esquelbecq Military Cemetery
GEORGE HUNTER
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
A. PENN
A. TROUGHTON
Faubourg d' Amiens Cemetery
JOHN EDWARD BARNES
ROBERT GILLIS PATTISON
Favreuil British Cemetery
ARTHUR E. ALLSOP
Fienvillers British Cemetery
JAMES A. ANDERSON
Fins New British Cemetery
HARRY JAMES KNIGHT
Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension
JOHN LEWIS
Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM EDWARD ANDERSON
Ghissignies British Cemetery
LOUIS HARRIS
Gorre British And Indian Cemetery
THOMAS HOPKINS
H.A.C Cemetery
JOHN WOODHOUSE
Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension
HUGH FLYNN
JOHN MCQUADE
Hallencourt Communal Cemetery
FRANK HUGHES
Ham British Cemetery
THOMAS HOGAN
Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery
B. DE FEHR
Hermonville Military Cemetery
FRANK O'NEILL
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR BRIGGS
JAMES SKONE
La Chapelle D'Armentieres Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM JONES
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial
THOMAS JAMES HIGHGATE
GEORGE WARD
La Kreule Military Cemetery
HARRY HENDRICKS
Labourse Communal Cemetery
ABRAHAM BEVERSTEIN
HARRY MARTIN
WILLIAM LANDRETH THOMPSON
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
ARTHUR CHARLES DAGESSE
JOHN TAYLOR
Le Crotoy Communal Cemetery
EDWIN LEOPOLD ARTHUR DYETT
Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery
WILLIAM JOHN IRVINE
JAMES KERSHAW
Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery
CHARLES WILLIAM KNIGHT
Le Touret Memorial
JOSEPH BALL
JOHN BELL
JAMES BRIGGS
THOMAS CUMMINGS
F. SHEFFIELD
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR
ALBERT SMYTHE
EDWARD TANNER
Lederzeele Churchyard
HENRY J. WEBB
Les Baraques Military Cemetery
HUI I HE
JOSEPH CHANDLER
JU CHIH CHANG
I HSING CHAO
EN JUNG WANG
CH'ING SHAN YANG
Lillers Communal Cemetery
JOHN JAMES DENNIS
London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse
SAMUEL H. CUNNINGTON
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
JAMES CUTHBERT
CHARLES BAIN NICHOLSON
ISAAC REID
E. J. REYNOLDS
WILLIAM WALTON
Loos Memorial
WILLIAM BOWERMAN
THOMAS FOULKES
Louez Military Cemetery
PETER GILES
Louvencourt Military Cemetery
FREDERICK MARTIN BARRATT
HARRY MACDONALD
Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension
J. F. MCCRACKEN
J. TEMPLETON
Maroc British Cemetery
WILLIAM HUNTER
JAMES MOLYNEAUX
WILLIAM WATTS
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles
MAHMOUD MAHOMED AHMED
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery
ARTHUR DALE
JOHN DOCHERTY
JAMES GRAHAM
JOHN T. JONES
G. LEWIS
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM HENRY BURRELL
EDWARD A. CARD
JOHN WILLIAM HASEMORE
ANTHONY O'NEIL
J. THOMAS
C. WELSH
Montigny Communal Cemetery and Extension (Somme)
JOHN SWAIN
Morbecque British Cemetery
WILLIAM THOMAS SPRY
Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery
GEORGE HANNA
Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery
ARTHUR HAMILTON
FREDERICK MALYON
FRANCIS MURRAY
Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension
LAWRENCE D. ELFORD
H. E. J. LODGE
Norfolk Cemetery
JOHN JENNINGS
GRIFFITHS LEWIS
Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ROBINSON
Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery
ERNEST WORSLEY
Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery
FREDERICK HARDING
JOHN MAURICE HIGGINS
HENRY H. KERR
ALLAN MURPHY
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension
ALEXANDER BUTLER
JOHN CAMERON
THOMAS GRANT HAMILTON
JAMES MULLANY
Roclincourt Military Cemetery
HARRY WILLIAMS
Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
EDWARD BOLTON
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery
JOSEPH BATEMAN
Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension
ERNEST JACKSON
Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard
OLIVER W. HODGETTS
Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery
HENRY CARTER
Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery
ARTHUR JAMES IRISH
W. SMITH
Sandpits British Cemetery
PATRICK MURPHY
St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery
CHENG SHAN KUNG
St. Nicolas British Cemetery
JAMES STARK ADAMSON
HECTOR DALANDE
NORMAN HENRY TAYSUM
THOMAS WARD
St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
PETER GOGGINS
JOHN MCDONALD
JOSEPH WILLIAM STONES
St. Sever Cemetery Extension
JACK BRAITHWAITE
CHI MING HEI
CH'ING HSING K'UNG
WILLIAM LEWIS
FA YU WAN
St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery
ERNEST ALFRED BEAUMONT
Ste. Catherine British Cemetery
CHARLES HENRY KIRMAN
WALTER NEAVE
THOMAS W. WATTS
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
A. WICKINGS
FRANK O. WILLS
Sucrerie Cemetery, Colincamps
JAMES CROZIER
Suzanne Military Cemetery No.3
BENJAMIN ALBERT HART
FREDERICK STEAD
FREDERICK WRIGHT
Terlincthun British Cemetery
JOHN H. PATERSON
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
PETER CAIRNIE
HARRY T. FARR
CHARLES WALTER SKILTON
Toutencourt Communal Cemetery
ROBERT BELL
Trois Arbres Cemetery
FORTUNAT AUGER
PETER BLACK
JOHN KING
GEORGE W. LATHAM
Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery
HERBERT CRIMMINS
JAMES. A. HADDOCK
ARTHUR WILD
Villers Station Cemetery
FRANK BATEMAN
HAROLD GEORGE CARTER
E. FAIRBURN
STEPHEN MCD. FOWLES
Vis-en-Artois Memorial
FREDERICK CHARLES BUTCHER
Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension
JOSEPH FERGUSON
Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery
THOMAS BRIGHAM
WILLIAM J. EARL
FREDERICK HAWTHORNE
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
GEORGE EDWARD HUGHES
Warlus Communal Cemetery
ALBERT EDWARD PARKER
Wizernes Communal Cemetery
RICHARD M. DAVIES
Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery
H. T. W. PHILLIPS
'Y' Farm Military Cemetery
ABRAHAM DAVIDS
WILLIE PETER HARRIS
KARL BOOS
WILLIAM BARRY NELSON
Achicourt Road Cemetery
JAMES MAYERS
WALTER YEOMAN
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR MITCHELL
Agenvillers Churchyard
J. TONGUE
Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension
GUSTAVE COMTE
JOSEPH LA LANCETTE
Albert Communal Cemetery Extension
ERNEST BEEBY
HENRY PALMER
Arras Memorial
STEPHEN BYRNE
J. FOX
Arras Road British Cemetery
ALFRED LEONARD JEFFERIES
Auchel Communal Cemetery
JAMES G. CARR
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ALFRED MOON
JOHN ROGERS
WILLIAM W. ROBERTS
Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM G. HUNT
ALBERT INGHAM
ALFRED LONGSHAW
BENJAMIN O'CONNELL
Bancourt British Cemetery
WILFRED CLARKE
Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Barly French Military Cemetery
JOSEPH BRENNAN
J. SLOAN
Beauval Communal Cemetery
CHARLES DEPPER
Bellacourt Military Cemetery
LEOPOLD DELISLE
Berlencourt (Le Cauroy) Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM BENHAM
GEORGE E. GLEADOW
Berneville Communal Cemetery
ELLIS HOLT
FREDERICK ROSE
Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
ALFRED THOMAS ANSTED
WILLIAM MURPHEY
ALEXANDER REID
JOHN TAYLOR
Bethune Town Cemetery
ERNEST BRYANT
R. MORGAN
WILLIAM PRICE
Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension
JAMES ARCHIBALD
Blaringhem Churchyard
ERNEST MACKNESS
Borre British Cemetery
WILLIAM SCHOLES
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
FREDERICK S. ARNOLD
GEORGE MILLS
JOHN WILLIAM ROBERTS
JESSE ROBERT SHORT
Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR GROVE EARP
Bray Military Cemetery
JESSE WILTON
Brown's Road Military Cemetery
W. BELLAMY
GEORGE HENRY LOWTON
BERTIE MCCUBBIN
Bucquoy Road Cemetery
ERNEST HORLER
JOHN B. MILBURN
Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension
JOHN SMITH
DAVID STEVENSON
ELSWORTH YOUNG
Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension
JAMES W. SWAINE
Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery (Special Memorials)
PETER SANDS
J. WISHARD
Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville St. Vaast
CHARLES M. MILLIGAN
Carnoy Military Cemetery
ERNEST WALTER JACK HARRIS
ROBERT MURRAY
Cavillon Communal Cemetery
HARRY POOLE
WILLIAM HENRY RANDLE
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery
WILSON NORMAN LING
Chapelle d' Armentières Old Military Cemetery
ALFRED ATKINSON
ALEXANDER CHISHOLM
ERNEST KIRK
Chocques Military Cemetery
ALBERT HOLMES
ROBERT W. SIMMES
Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery
CHARLES BLADEN
JAMES HIGGINS
THOMAS HENRY BASIL RIGBY
ARTHUR HAROLD ROBINSON
City of Paris Cemetery, Bagneux
FREDERICK JOHNSON
HARRY MCCLAIR
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
JOSEPH CAREY
Côte 80 French National Cemetery
JAMES SPENCER
Dartmoor Cemetery
JOHN JOSEPH SWEENEY
Duisans British Cemetery
JAMES REID
Ecoivres Military Cemetery
JAMES HOLLAND
EUGENE PERRY
MALCOLM R. RICHMOND
DIMITRO SINISKY
Englebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension
JAMES CASSIDY
Esquelbecq Communal Cemetery
JOHN HENRY ABIGAIL
Esquelbecq Military Cemetery
GEORGE HUNTER
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
A. PENN
A. TROUGHTON
Faubourg d' Amiens Cemetery
JOHN EDWARD BARNES
ROBERT GILLIS PATTISON
Favreuil British Cemetery
ARTHUR E. ALLSOP
Fienvillers British Cemetery
JAMES A. ANDERSON
Fins New British Cemetery
HARRY JAMES KNIGHT
Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension
JOHN LEWIS
Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM EDWARD ANDERSON
Ghissignies British Cemetery
LOUIS HARRIS
Gorre British And Indian Cemetery
THOMAS HOPKINS
H.A.C Cemetery
JOHN WOODHOUSE
Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension
HUGH FLYNN
JOHN MCQUADE
Hallencourt Communal Cemetery
FRANK HUGHES
Ham British Cemetery
THOMAS HOGAN
Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery
B. DE FEHR
Hermonville Military Cemetery
FRANK O'NEILL
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension
ARTHUR BRIGGS
JAMES SKONE
La Chapelle D'Armentieres Communal Cemetery
WILLIAM JONES
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial
THOMAS JAMES HIGHGATE
GEORGE WARD
La Kreule Military Cemetery
HARRY HENDRICKS
Labourse Communal Cemetery
ABRAHAM BEVERSTEIN
HARRY MARTIN
WILLIAM LANDRETH THOMPSON
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
ARTHUR CHARLES DAGESSE
JOHN TAYLOR
Le Crotoy Communal Cemetery
EDWIN LEOPOLD ARTHUR DYETT
Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery
WILLIAM JOHN IRVINE
JAMES KERSHAW
Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery
CHARLES WILLIAM KNIGHT
Le Touret Memorial
JOSEPH BALL
JOHN BELL
JAMES BRIGGS
THOMAS CUMMINGS
F. SHEFFIELD
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR
ALBERT SMYTHE
EDWARD TANNER
Lederzeele Churchyard
HENRY J. WEBB
Les Baraques Military Cemetery
HUI I HE
JOSEPH CHANDLER
JU CHIH CHANG
I HSING CHAO
EN JUNG WANG
CH'ING SHAN YANG
Lillers Communal Cemetery
JOHN JAMES DENNIS
London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse
SAMUEL H. CUNNINGTON
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
JAMES CUTHBERT
CHARLES BAIN NICHOLSON
ISAAC REID
E. J. REYNOLDS
WILLIAM WALTON
Loos Memorial
WILLIAM BOWERMAN
THOMAS FOULKES
Louez Military Cemetery
PETER GILES
Louvencourt Military Cemetery
FREDERICK MARTIN BARRATT
HARRY MACDONALD
Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension
J. F. MCCRACKEN
J. TEMPLETON
Maroc British Cemetery
WILLIAM HUNTER
JAMES MOLYNEAUX
WILLIAM WATTS
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles
MAHMOUD MAHOMED AHMED
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery
ARTHUR DALE
JOHN DOCHERTY
JAMES GRAHAM
JOHN T. JONES
G. LEWIS
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM HENRY BURRELL
EDWARD A. CARD
JOHN WILLIAM HASEMORE
ANTHONY O'NEIL
J. THOMAS
C. WELSH
Montigny Communal Cemetery and Extension (Somme)
JOHN SWAIN
Morbecque British Cemetery
WILLIAM THOMAS SPRY
Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery
GEORGE HANNA
Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery
ARTHUR HAMILTON
FREDERICK MALYON
FRANCIS MURRAY
Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension
LAWRENCE D. ELFORD
H. E. J. LODGE
Norfolk Cemetery
JOHN JENNINGS
GRIFFITHS LEWIS
Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAM ROBINSON
Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery
ERNEST WORSLEY
Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery
FREDERICK HARDING
JOHN MAURICE HIGGINS
HENRY H. KERR
ALLAN MURPHY
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension
ALEXANDER BUTLER
JOHN CAMERON
THOMAS GRANT HAMILTON
JAMES MULLANY
Roclincourt Military Cemetery
HARRY WILLIAMS
Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
EDWARD BOLTON
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery
JOSEPH BATEMAN
Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension
ERNEST JACKSON
Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard
OLIVER W. HODGETTS
Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery
HENRY CARTER
Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery
ARTHUR JAMES IRISH
W. SMITH
Sandpits British Cemetery
PATRICK MURPHY
St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery
CHENG SHAN KUNG
St. Nicolas British Cemetery
JAMES STARK ADAMSON
HECTOR DALANDE
NORMAN HENRY TAYSUM
THOMAS WARD
St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
PETER GOGGINS
JOHN MCDONALD
JOSEPH WILLIAM STONES
St. Sever Cemetery Extension
JACK BRAITHWAITE
CHI MING HEI
CH'ING HSING K'UNG
WILLIAM LEWIS
FA YU WAN
St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery
ERNEST ALFRED BEAUMONT
Ste. Catherine British Cemetery
CHARLES HENRY KIRMAN
WALTER NEAVE
THOMAS W. WATTS
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
A. WICKINGS
FRANK O. WILLS
Sucrerie Cemetery, Colincamps
JAMES CROZIER
Suzanne Military Cemetery No.3
BENJAMIN ALBERT HART
FREDERICK STEAD
FREDERICK WRIGHT
Terlincthun British Cemetery
JOHN H. PATERSON
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
PETER CAIRNIE
HARRY T. FARR
CHARLES WALTER SKILTON
Toutencourt Communal Cemetery
ROBERT BELL
Trois Arbres Cemetery
FORTUNAT AUGER
PETER BLACK
JOHN KING
GEORGE W. LATHAM
Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery
HERBERT CRIMMINS
JAMES. A. HADDOCK
ARTHUR WILD
Villers Station Cemetery
FRANK BATEMAN
HAROLD GEORGE CARTER
E. FAIRBURN
STEPHEN MCD. FOWLES
Vis-en-Artois Memorial
FREDERICK CHARLES BUTCHER
Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension
JOSEPH FERGUSON
Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery
THOMAS BRIGHAM
WILLIAM J. EARL
FREDERICK HAWTHORNE
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
GEORGE EDWARD HUGHES
Warlus Communal Cemetery
ALBERT EDWARD PARKER
Wizernes Communal Cemetery
RICHARD M. DAVIES
Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery
H. T. W. PHILLIPS
'Y' Farm Military Cemetery
ABRAHAM DAVIDS
WILLIE PETER HARRIS
KARL BOOS
Ghana
Greece
Karasouli Military Cemetery
HARRY ASHTON
ARCHIBALD BROWN
ROBERT YOUNG
Mikra British Cemetery
PATRICK JOSEPH DOWNEY
HARRY ASHTON
ARCHIBALD BROWN
ROBERT YOUNG
Mikra British Cemetery
PATRICK JOSEPH DOWNEY
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Ramleh War Cemetery
JAMES A. MITCHELL
JAMES A. MITCHELL
Italy
Italy
Taranto Town Cemetery Extension
ALBERT DENNY
ALBERT DENNY
Nigeria
Nigeria
Calabar Memorial
SAMUEL SABONGIDDA
SAMUEL SABONGIDDA
Sierra Leone
Freetown Memorial
FATOMA
FATOMA
Turkey
Green Hill Cemetery, Suvla, Gallipoli
HARRY SALTER
Haider Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul
RICHARD FLYNN
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
THOMAS DAVIS
Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli
JOHN ROBINS
HARRY SALTER
Haider Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul
RICHARD FLYNN
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
THOMAS DAVIS
Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli
JOHN ROBINS
The following 16 soldiers have no known grave and are not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The following 11 Russian soldiers were shot for mutiny on 17th July 1919.
BITEL
CHERBUKIN
DERIAGIN
ELISAIEFF
KAMEFF
LASHKOFF
PESOCHNIKOFF (Sergeant)
SAKHAROFF
POSDJEEF
TARATIN
VOLKOFF
Early on in the Allied intervention in North Russia in 1918-19, some thousands of Russians were recruited by the Allies, and formed into a ‘Slavo-British Legion’; and in a later effort to increase numbers,
c. 1000 men were taken from the gaols in Archangel, and put in the hands of a newly commissioned Canadian called Dyer to turn into fighting soldiers. Hence ‘Dyer’s Battalion’, sometimes referred to as the ‘Slavo-British Penal Battalion’.
The Russian recruits had in general proved unreliable in combat, and prone to mutiny and desertion; and on 7 July 1919, a company of Dyer’s Battalion (he had died of ‘flu the previous December) — along with a company from another battalion in the Slavo-British Legion— themselves mutinied, killing 5 British and 4 Russian officers while they were asleep in their tents. Some of the dead were mutilated, and large numbers of the mutineers deserted to the enemy.
Order was forcibly restored by British troops, & some 40 of the ringleaders captured. Courts martial were held on July 12 & 13. Most of the defendants were acquitted, but 13 were convicted and their execution ordered for July 17.
On the chosen day, c. 1200 men were paraded, the firing squad being made up of Russian soldiers in charge of a Russian officer.
Precautions were taken: only a minimum of ammunition was issued, while British troops covered the scene with Lewis guns.
Two of the convicted men were reprieved at the last minute, and sent off to serve prison sentences in lieu.
Following the order to fire, only 4 of the mutineers were killed outright, 7 were left wounded, while the Sergeant was untouched.
The firing squad was doubled off the parade, and British officers used their revolvers to complete the execution that the firing squad had failed to carry out.
All the bodies were buried in one big grave, which the victims had themselves dug that morning. The murdered officers were also buried locally (the name of the British ones are given by Jones), and the remainder of the battalion was converted into a labour unit.
Principal sources:-
Jones, Ira: An Air Fighter’s Scrapbook, 1938
(relying on his contemporaneous diary)
Swettenham, John: Allied Intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, 1962
Dobson C & Miller J: The Day We Almost Bombed Moscow, 1986
The following 5 muleteers were shot for murder
ANTONIO (Shot on 31st October 1919)
KALLI (Shot on 31st October 1919)
LOUKA (Shot on 31st October 1919)
SIMEONI (Shot on 31st October 1919)
THAOURDIS (Shot on 6th July 1917)
Decimation
The Italian Experience
(Source: Thompson, Mark: The White War, Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919, 2008)
Article provided by Nicholas Philpot
The ancient Roman military punishment of decimation, & other equally arbitrary variants are known (in detail) to have been inflicted on Italian soldiers on more than a few occasions in World War 1. Click here for the article
The French Mutinies
Information provided by Nicholas Philpot
Following the disastrous failure of the Nivelle Offensive in May 1917, 49 infantry divisions (about 43% of the total) were affected by mutiny: thus over 30,000 men were involved. 3427 were sent for court martial, having been chosen by their own officers & NCOs. Hard labour was ordered for 2878, death sentences imposed on 629, of whom 49 were executed.
