FOUND GUILTY OF DESERTION
FOUR SOLDIERS SENTENCED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, September 9. The following sentences have been imposed by a district court-martial in a North Island military camp; Private Ronald James Henry- Ramsbottom, found guilty of two charges of desertion and one of attempting escape, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 18 months; Sapper Colin Vivian Symons, found guilty of desertion, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 18 months; Gunner Walter Patrick William Conlan, found guilty when on active service of deserting His Majesty’s service, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 18 months; Gunner Albert James Sellars, found guilty when on active service of deserting His Majesty’s service, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for eight months.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420910.2.70
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23739, 10 September 1942, Page 6
Word Count
123FOUND GUILTY OF DESERTION Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23739, 10 September 1942, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in