ACQUITTED ON FLOGGING CHARGE
Received Fridav, 7 p.m. LONDON, July 26. Major Herbert (intves-Morris, V\orcesterslii re regitnent, courtinartialled on cliarges that he ordered Ihe liogging ot two private soldiers while servmg under General Windale in Hunua, has been ucquitted, says an oflicial YVar Clfliee statenient. Major (Ira ves-Morris claiined that (ieneral Wingate authorised Ihe use or special puiiishinenls ainong- the Chindit uiiits in vievv of the fact that field punishnient, as prescribed in the, Iving's Regulal ions, could 110I be carried 011c under canipaigning conditions in tlie B11r1ne.se jungles. The defence claiined that oue oi' Ihe soldiers in questioii was found asleep 011 senlry duly in conditions eiidangering Ihe lives oi' his conirades, and that he agreed in writing to accppt twelve strokes of ti raflan rruie instead of 2.S' days' field punishmem. j
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 July 1946, Page 5
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134ACQUITTED ON FLOGGING CHARGE Chronicle (Levin), 27 July 1946, Page 5
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