SOLDIERS SENTENCED.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 248, 8 July 1918, Page 6

SOLDIERS SENTENCED.

• -* . FINDINGS OF DISTRICT COURIS-MARTIAJ, The findings of District Courls-mnrlial hold at lrontham Camp on June *j,.0 5 nnd 20 having been confirmed by tho Commandant New ■ Zealand Military m-% *£*■ l >, ; oml,l Sated as follow:--IO,;,10 Private W. A. Fraser, Details late .ihirly-SDvonth Kciiiforeenients) found guilty of, when under orders for active service, deserting His Majesty's service, and losing by neglect his equipwent, clothing, and regimental necessaries, sentenced to detention for 180 days and stoppages to pay for deficiencies in kit amounting to j<3 12s. 3d.; sentence is mitigated so that if the accused embarks for active service outside of New Zealand then upon arrival at the final port of disembarkation the unexjjired portion (if any) of his sentence shall be remitted and hie Now Zealand records shall be on' dorsed accordingly. C 2.817 Private D. A. .Tones. A.S.C.. found guilty of disobeying in such a manner as to show a wilful defiance of authority, a lawful command givoa personally by his superior officer, in the execution of his office, sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years 37,303 Private K. fl'. Broughton, A.S.C., found guilty of disolvying in such a manner as to show a wilful defiance of authority, a lawful command given personally by his superior officer, in the execution of his office, sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years. 02,821 Private A. P. Batten, A.S.C., found guilty of disobeying in such a manner as to show n wilful defiance of authority, a lawful uonimaml given personally by his superior officer, in the execution of his offi.ee, sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years. G2,S->5 Private \V. ]{. Uobertson, A.S.C., found guilty of disobeying in such n manner as lo shoir a wilful defiance of authority, a lawful- command giwn personally by his superior officer, in the execution of his office, sentenced to imprisonment wilh hard labour for two years. 15.550 Private C. V C. .Tones,' Details, fon.nrl guilly of deserting His 'Majesty's service, and resisting an escort whoso duty it was lo have him in ohnn'ge, sentenced to detention for liifi days, "l.liflO Private A. JflCean, Details (late Thirty-eighth • T)c'nfnrcwnent.Vl. found auilty of. when umW rrders for active service, deserting His Jfajefly's service, sentenced to detention for HO dnys. T-t.nfi.i Pri-nte -\. V. Carr, Details (late T.hiirty-eightlA Beinforcements), found guilty of. when under ordurs for activo service. dcr-uHing Ris "Mnj".=(y'= service, penlnncnrl In <le(o:il"i'iii fur I'd days 75.9W Pf'rrolo .1. 11. T. Burrowes. Tic tails flatii Thirty-imilli lieiiiforcoments), found su.iUy of. when unnV'. , ordcirs for activo service. :ib-iMtin:: withnut ienvc from Jiuie 5. IMB, until .Tune 13, 1918, scnhinceil to detention for -12 days. 7'i,9fi2 Private F. <!. Karnlnch. Details (late Thirty-ninth TMnfiwmenis), found guilty nf. when under orders for active service, aWntinc hiinfif willwit leave from .Tune 5. 1918, lo June IS. 1018, sentenced to dclentiou for Ci day?. Tn the five forejroiii? cases, sentence is miligidefl so that if the arniFod i-mbarlcs for aclive service outside of New Zealand, (ben m»n arrival at the final port of <l:s----cmbatl'Ation, the unoxpiretl portion (ii' any) of his sentence shall bo remitted ■nnil hi?' New Zealand records undorsert accordingly.