DEVIL’S ISLAND CONVICTS
FRENCH BREACH OF FAITH SURVIVORS OF THE Writ LONDON, Juno 15. A book just published declares that Devil Island convicts who participated in tho war were promised that if they served with honour, they would be pardoned. Three hundred volunteered and received their baptism at Verdun as members of the Foreign Legion. The survivals ,instead of receiving pardon, wierc returned to Devil Island. Tho author condemns tho French breach of faith, and gives actual names and incidents. He says that it was one of the most inhuman acts ever committed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 141, 17 June 1931, Page 7
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