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             SHOT AT DAWN

In WW1, over 300 soldiers of the British and Commonwealth armies were executed by firing squad. Some for desertion and cowardice. Some for simply sleeping at their posts. Many of these men were traumatised by shell-shock. Not until some 90 years later did they receive posthumous pardons from the British Government, after a long campaign helped in part by the publication of Private Peaceful and the play that followed.



1. Private Abigail J H

103. Private Fraser E

205. Private Murphy W

2. Private Adamson J S

104. Private Fryer J

206. Private Murray R

3. Labourer Ahmed M M

105. Private Gawler R

207. Private Neave W

4. Private Ainley G

106. Private Gibson D

208. Private Nelson W B

5. Sergeant Alexander W

107. Private Giles P

209. Private Nicholson C B

6. Private Allsop A E

108. Sergeant Gleadow G E

210. Private Nisbet J

7. Private Anderson J A

109. Lance Corporal Goggins P

211. Private O'Connell B

8. Private Anderson W

110. Private Gore F C

212. Private O'Neill F

9. Private Ansted A T

111. Private Graham J

213. Private O'Neill A

10. Private Archibald J

112. Private Haddock A J

214. Private Palmer H

11. Private Arnold F S

113. Driver Hamilton T G

215. Rifleman Parker A E

12. Lance-Sergeant Ashton H

114. Private Hamilton/Blanchard A

216. Private Parry A

13. Lance Corporal Atkinson A

115. Private Hanna G

217. Private Pattison R G

14. Private Auger F

116. Rifleman Harding F

218. Private Penn M

15. Private Baker W

117. Private Harris E W

219. Private Perry E

16. Private Ball J

118. Private Harris L

220. Private Phillips L R

17. Private Barker W

119. Private Harris T

221. Private Phillips W T H

18. Private Barnes J E

120. Private Harris/Bevistein A

222. Private Pitts A

19. Rifleman Barratt F M

121. Private Hart B

223. 2nd. Lt Poole E S

20. Private Bateman F

122. Private Hartells H H

224. Private Poole H

21. Private Bateman J

123. Driver Hasemore J W

225. Corporal Povey G H

22. Private Beaumont E A

124. Private Hawkins T

226. Private Randle W H

23. Sapper Beeby E

125. Lance Corporal Hawthorne F

227. Corporal Reid J

24. Driver Bell J

126. Private Hendricks H

228. Private Reid I

25. Rifleman Bellamy W

127. Private Higgins J

229. Private Reynolds E J

26. Private Benham W

128. Private Higgins J M

230. Private Richmond M R

27. Private Bennett J

129. Private Highgate T J

231. Private Rickman A

28. Private Black P

130. Private Hodgetts O W

232. Private Rigby T H B

29. Private Bladen F C H

131. Lance Corporal Holland J

233. Private Roberts J W

30. Private Blakemore D J

132. Private Holmes A

234. Private Roberts W W

31. Private Bolton E

133. Private Holt E

235. Sergeant Robins J J

32. Private Botfield A

134. Private Hope R

236. Private Robinson A H

33. Private Bowerman W

135. Private Hope T

237. Private Robinson J

34. Private Brennan J

136. Private Hopkins T

238. Private Robinson W

35. Private Briggs A

137. Private Horler E

239. Private Roe G E

36. Private Briggs J

138. Private Hughes F

240. Private Rogers J

37. Private Brigham T

139. Lance Corporal Hughes G E

241. Drummer Rose F

38. Private Britton C

140. Private Hughes J

242. Private Sabongida S

39. Private Broadrick F

141. Private Hunt W

243. Private Salter H

40. Private Brown A

142. Private Hunter G

244. Lance Corporal Sands P

41. Private Brown A

143. Private Hunter W

245. Private Scholes W

42. Private Bryant E

144. Rifleman Hyde J J

246. Private Scotton W

43. Private Burden H F

145. Private Ingham A

247. Private Seymour J

44. Private Burrell W H

146. Rifleman Irish/Lee G

248. Private Sheffield F

45. Private Burton R

147. Lance Corporal Irvine W J

249. Private Simmonds W H

46. Private Butcher F C

148. Corporal Ives F

250. Private Sims R W

47. Private Byers J

149. Private Jackson E

251. Private Siniski D

48. Private Byrne S\Monaghan M

150. Private Jeffries A L

252. Private Skilton C W F

49. Private Cairnie W

151. Private Jennings J

253. Private Slade F W

50. Private Cameron J

152. Private Johnson F/Charlton J

254. Private Sloane J

51. Private Card E A

153. Private Jones J T

255. Private Smith J C

52. Private Carey J

154. Private Jones R M

256. Rifleman Smith J

53. Private Carr J

155. Private Jones W

257. Private Smith W

54. Private Carter H G

156. Gunner Jones/Fox W

258. Private Smith W

55. Private Carter H

157. Private Kerr H H

259. Private Smythe A

56. Private Cassidy J

158. Private Kershaw J

260. Driver Spencer J

57. Private Chase H

159. Private King J

261. Private Spencer V M

58. Rifleman Cheeseman F W

160. Private Kirk E

262. Private Spry W T

59. Private Clarke H A

161. Private Kirman C H

263. Private Stead F

60. Private Clarke W

162. Private Knight H J

264. Private Steadman J B

61. Private Collins G

163. Private LaLancette J

265. Private Stevenson D

62. Private Comte G

164. Private LaLiberte C

266. Private Stevenson R

63. Private Crampton J

165. Driver Lamb A

267. Private Stewart S

64. Private Crimmins H

166. Corporal Latham G

268. Lance-Sergeant Stones J W

65. Private Crozier J

167. Private Lawrence E A

269. Private Swain J

66. Private Cummings T

168. Corporal Lewis C

270. Driver Swaine J W

67. Private Cunnington S

169. Private Lewis G

271. Trooper Sweeney J J

68. Private Cuthbert J

170. Private Lewis J

272. Private Tanner E

69. Private Cutemore G

171. Private Ling W N

273. Private Taylor J

70. Private Dalande H

172. Private Loader F

274. Private Taylor J

71. Private Davis R M

173. Private Lodge H E J

275. Private Taysum N H

72. Private Davis T

174. Private Longshaw A

276. Rifleman Templeton J

73. Private Degasse A C

175. Private Lowton G H

277. Private Thomas J

74. Private De Largey E

176. Private MacDonald H

278. Private Thompson A D

75. Private De Lisle L

177. Lance Corporal MacDonald J

279. Private Thompson W L

76. Private Dennis J J

178. Private Mackness E

280. Private Tite R T

77. Private Depper C

179. Sapper Malyon F

281. Private Tongue J

78. Private Docherty J

180. Lance Corporal Mamprusi A

282. Private Troughton A

79. Private Docherty T

181. Private Martin H

283. Private Turner F

80. Rifleman Donovan T

182. Private Mayers J

284. Private Turpie W J

81. Rifleman Donovan T

183. Rifleman McBride S

285. Sergeant Wall J T

82. Private Dossett W

184. Private McClair H/Rowland

286. Lance-Sergeant Walton W

83. Private Downey P

185. Private McColl C F

287. Private Ward G

84. Private Downing T

186. Rifleman McCracken J E

288. Private Ward T

85. Sub Lt Dyett E (RNVR)

187. Private McCubbin B

289. Private Watkins G

86. Private Earl W

188. Private McFarlane J

290. Private Watts T W

87. Private Earp A G

189. Private McGeehan B

291. Private Watts W

88. Private Elford L

190. Private McQuade J

292. Private Webb H J

89. Private Evans A

191. Private Michael J S

293. Private Welsh C

90. Private Eveleigh A

192. Private Milburn J B

294. Private Westwood A H

91. Private Everill G

193. Private Milligan C M

295. Private Wild A

92. Private Fairburn E

194. Private Mills G

296. Private Williams H

93. Private Farr H

195. Private Mitchell A

297. Private Wilson J H

94. Private Fatoma A

196. Private Mitchell L

298. Corporal Wilton J

95. Private Fellows E

197. Private Moles T L

299. Private Wishard J

96. Private Ferguson J

198. Private Molyneaux J

300. Rifleman Woodhouse J

97. Private Flynn H

199. Lance Corporal Moon W A

301. Private Worsley E

98. Private Foulkes T

200. Private Morris H

302. Private Wright F

99. Private Fowles S

201. Driver Mullany J

303. Private Wycherley W

100. Private Fox J

202. Private Murphy H T

304. Rifleman Yeoman W

101. Lance Corporal Fox J S V

203. Private Murphy A

305. Private Young E

102. Private Frafra A

204. Private Murphy P

306. Private Young R

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