Nat
Girl on Fire
Number of posts : 2973
Age : 51
Location : lost in my imagination or a good book
Here For : a daft laugh
Interests : talking bollocks till dawn
Registration date : 2007-05-23
 |  Subject: Shot at Dawn  3/12/2007, 7:01 am | |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4798025.stmWhat are you views on this, nowadays they would have been treated for PTS disorder and shell shock. One of them was only 16 years old and shouldn;t have even been there except he lied about his age. Some had already fouught through the 2 main battles and couldn't take it any more. Was it necessary to stop other soldiers desserting and win the war or was it out of order? Can you imagine the outcry if out troops in Iraq today shot any desserters after a quick trial. | |
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Ignatious Riley
Number of posts : 1112
Age : 50
Here For : What Seems Like An Eternity
Interests : Living The Life Of Riley
Registration date : 2007-06-02
| | Subject: Re: Shot at Dawn 4/12/2007, 12:19 pm | |
| I think it's terrible - we're talking people as young as 17 aswell in some cases who are probably scared stiff and in world war one especially death was pretty inevitable in the trenches if you were next to go over the top... | |
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