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UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950

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Full Name: Lawson, J
Incident Details: Report Date: 16/12/1936
Information: 14 days.
Rank Name: Private
Service Number: 6913551
Duty Location: Winchester (Southern Command)
Date of Court Martial: 2 Dec 1936
Nature of Charge: Man was charged with the crime of Desertion, this is defined as leaving military service without the intention of returning. The Army Offences Act 1881 confirms this by stating that it, 'implies an intention on the part of the soldier either not to return to his majesties service at all or to escape some important service.'
Plea: The accused entered a plea of guilty to the charge of False Answer on Attestation.
Remitted Or Commuted: Sentence was commuted to 28 days.
Sentence: The accused was sentenced to 112 days detention.
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Secondary Unit: Depot
Archive Reference: WO86-96
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950
Content Source: The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Description: A court martial deals with crimes committed by a person in one of the armed services.