RUSI Journal, June 1st, 2002
In the First World War desertion was a serious drain on manpower. However, thanks in no small part to the judicious use of capital punishment, it never got out of hand. The death penalty for most military crimes, including desertion and cowardice, was abolished between the wars at the height of anti-war and pacifist feeling, despite the opposition of serving and retired commanders.1 This method of deterring misconduct and disposing of the corrupting influence of 'worthless and incorrigible' characters (to quote King's Regulations) was therefore no longer open to the British Army during the Sec...
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