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Shannon, Thomas
UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950
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Shannon, Thomas
UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950
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Full Name
Shannon, Thomas
Incident Date
7 May 1910
Rank Name
Private
Date of Court Martial
30 Mar 1910
Nature of Charge
The accused was charged with ‘Absent Without Leave’. This offence is given in Section 15 of 1881 Army Act. The accused was charged with giving a 'False Answer on Attestation'. This offence is defined by the Army Act of 1881 as "to have made a wilfully false answer to any question set forth in the attestation paper which has been put to him by or by direction of the justice before whom he appears for the purpose of being attested".
Sentence
42 days detention
Where Held
Wynberg
Primary Unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Secondary Unit
1st Battalion
Archive Reference
WO86/57
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950
Content Source
The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated
27/10/2023
Description
A court martial deals with crimes committed by a person in one of the armed services.
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