COURT-MARTIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 223, 19 September 1940, Page 6

COURT-MARTIAL.

SOLDIERS SENTENCED.

AIRCRAFTSMAN NOT WANTED.

Two soldiers and a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who were court-martialled at Papakura camp last week on a series of charges arising from incidents alleged to have occurred when the men were in the isolation hospital at the (. :np on August 10, have been sentenced.

Aircraftsman (First Class) R. G. Walker wae sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment' without hard labour, and was ordered to be dismissed from His Majesty's service with ignominy. Private A. F. Johnson, 24th (Auckland) Battalion, was sentenced to 14 clays' detention, ami Gunner J. Croft, 9th Heavy Regiment, New Zealand Artillery, was sentenced to 30 days' detention

Joint charges were preferred against the three men of using violence to their superior officer; creating disorder to the prejudice of good order and military discipline; striking a person in whose custody they were placed; and committing a civil offence, assault. In addition, Aircraftsman Walker was charged eejjaratoly with wilfully injuring public property and .with conduct to the prejudice if '-"nd order and military discipline. Private Johnson was also separately charged with using insubordinate language, to his superior ofl'cer.