Shot for desertion in World War 1
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During World War I, 306 British soldiers were shot for desertion. This episode of Find My Past delves deeper into the stories of those affected and involved by this order, tracing the ancestor of one person shot for cowardice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIcHs0_HH4o
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Elizabeth Haylett is 39 year old mother, model and pilates teacher from Farnham in Hampshire. Lizzie knows very little about the story, and has never visited the sites associated with the trials and executions.
David Brocklesby is a 55 year old semi-retired businessman from Lincoln. David, is looking to find more about his ancestors involvement in this historical event.
Peter Howard-Johnson is a 61 year old car showroom owner from Edinburgh. Peter examines the difficulty of this situation.
The episode airs on Thursday 1st December on Yesterday at 9pm and is repeated daily throughout the following week. Yesterday can be found at Sky channel 537, Virgin TV channel 203 and Freeview channel 12 and there is more info about the series at [url=http://uktv.co.uk/yesterday/homepage/sid/8995]http://uktv.co.uk/yesterday/homepage/sid/8995 and their Facebook page at [url=http://www.facebook.com/YesterdayTVC...71762479512251]http://www.facebook.com
Contributors:
Elizabeth Haylett is 39 year old mother, model and pilates teacher from Farnham in Hampshire. Lizzie knows very little about the story, and has never visited the sites associated with the trials and executions.
David Brocklesby is a 55 year old semi-retired businessman from Lincoln. David, is looking to find more about his ancestors involvement in this historical event.
Peter Howard-Johnson is a 61 year old car showroom owner from Edinburgh. Peter examines the difficulty of this situation.
The episode airs on Thursday 1st December on Yesterday at 9pm and is repeated daily throughout the following week. Yesterday can be found at Sky channel 537, Virgin TV channel 203 and Freeview channel 12 and there is more info about the series at [url=http://uktv.co.uk/yesterday/homepage/sid/8995]http://uktv.co.uk/yesterday/homepage/sid/8995 and their Facebook page at [url=http://www.facebook.com/YesterdayTVC...71762479512251]http://www.facebook.com
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