SOLDIERS SENTENCED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 65, 10 December 1917, Page 4

SOLDIERS SENTENCED

• DISOBEDIENCE AND DESERTION. Cfcnip Orders issued at Trentham during the week-end contain the findings of District Court-martial hold recently. Tho following have been sentenced to imprisonment tor two years with hard labour for disobeying a lawful command) given by a superior officer:— 62,|790 Pto. J. R. Olley, Trentham Details. 71,071 Pte. J. F. Patersou, Trentham Details. ; 71,8tf9 Pte. J. Saunders, Trentham Details. 71,830 Pte. L. J. Woods, Trentham Details;. ' , m ~ . 60,0315 Pte. J. S.. Morris, Trentham Details.: 71,8891 Pte. F. A. Macßae, Trentham Details, without hard labour. 65,909 Pto. 6. S. Carter, Trentham Details Hate Thirty-second Reinforcements), found guilty, when on active service, oS deserting His Majesty s Service, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard' labour for two years. The sentenco is mitigated so that if the accused embarks -for active service outside of Nttor Zealand before the expiration of Ms eentence, then upon arrival at tlte overseas base of the unit to -wfcich he is attached, the unexpired pwrtion of hie sentence (it any) shall bte remitted and his recordsshall be endorsed accordingly. 64,542 Pfefc H. W. Lyman, Details (late Thirty-second Reinforcements), and 62,981 ~E\e. D. K. Houston, Trentham Detadls (lato Thirty-first ReinforcementsV found guilty of desertion, were Mtenced to imprisonment with hard labour for six months, similar provision »S< in Carter's case being made as to tlw remission of the sentence in tho o'rient of accused embarking on active atirvico. The following, for desertion, have been sentenced to imprisonment for 112 days'with itard labour:— 63 776 Pte. T. Smith, Trentham Details (late Thifc-ty-second Reinforcom64,l73 Pte. P. Toohey, Trentham Details (lato. Thh*y-second Reinforce. m 61,472 Pte. J. Mageo, Trentham Details (late Thirty-Brst Reinforcements). .? 63,644 Pte. C. i&. Murray, Trentham Details (late Thh*y-second Remforcem®M Opl. S. 't\ Smith, Trentham Details (late Thirty-first Reinforcements). ■ . ... In each case the, sentence is mitigated so that if thtt accused embarks for active service qutside New Zealand before the expiration of his sentence, then on arrival at tho overseas base of tho unit to, which, he is attached tho unexpirerl portion of his sentence (if any) sha'tt be remitted and his records shall be' endorsed accordingly. -