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Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Bill
Schedule 1 — Persons Referred to in Section 1(1)(d)

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Surname

Forenames

Rank

Number

Unit

Offence(s)

Date of Death

 
 

MURPHY/

Thomas

Pte

17137

2/R

desertion

14/5/17

 
 

HOGAN

   

Inniskilling Fus

   
 

MURRAY

Robert

Dvr

96498

81 Bde RFA

desertion

3/2/17

 
 

NEAVE

Walter

Pte

19445

10/W Yorks

desertion

30/8/17

 

5

 

NELSON

William Barry

Pte

14387

14/Durham LI

desertion

11/8/16

 
 

NICHOLSON

Charles Bain

Pte

32559

8/Y and Lancs

desertion

27/10/17

 
 

NISBET

Joseph

Pte

11682

1/Leics

desertion

23/8/18

 
 

O’CONNELL

Benjamin

Pte

10686

1/Irish Guards

desertion

8/8/18

 
 

O’NEILL

Anthony

 Pte

1/15134

1/S Wales Bor

desertion

30/4/16

 

10

 

O’NEILL

Frank

 Pte

13612

1/Sher For

desertion

16/5/18

 
 

PALMER

Henry

 Pte

3057

1/5

desertion

27/10/16

 
     

Northm’Fus

   
 

PARKER

Albert Edward

Rfn

A/1579

7/KRRC

desertion

15/5/16

 
 

PARRY

Albert

Pte 

42467

2/W Yorks

desertion

30/8/17

 

15

 

PATTISON

Robert Gillis

Pte

G/10474

7/E Surrey

desertion

4/7/17

 
 

PENN

Major

Pte

10958

1/R Welsh Fus

desertion and

22/4/15

 
      

AWOL

  
 

PERRY

Eugene

Pte

416008

22/CEF

desertion

11/4/17

 
 

PHILLIPS

Louis Reginald

Pte

10315

6/Som LI

desertion

11/4/17

 

20

 

PHILLIPS

William Thomas

Pte

9197

1/Coldstream

desertion

30/5/16

 
  

Henry

  

Guards

   
 

PITTS

A.

Pte

8747

2/Warwicks

desertion

8/2/15

 
 

POOLE

Eric Skeffington

2/Lt

11/W Yorks

desertion

10/12/16

 
 

POOLE

Harry

Pte

8534

7/Yorks

desertion

9/12/16

 

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POVEY

George Henry

Cpl

10459

1/Cheshire

leaving his post

11/2/15

 
 

RANDLE

William H.

Pte

13167

10/Sher For

desertion

25/11/16

 
 

REID

Isaac

Pte

8752

2/Scots Guards

desertion

9/4/15

 
 

REID

James

Cpl

7674

6/Cam Hi

desertion

11/5/18

 
 

REYNOLDS

Edward James

Pte

404436

3/CEF

desertion

23/8/16

 

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RICHMOND

Malcolm Robertson

Pte

285031

1/6 Gordon Hi

desertion

25/5/18

 
 

RICKMAN

Albert

Pte

12923

1/R Dublin Fus

desertion

15/9/16

 
 

RIGBY

Thomas Henry Basil

Pte

11490

10/S Wales Bor

desertion

22/11/17

 
 

ROBERTS

John William

Pte

107526

2/Can Mount

desertion and

30/7/16

 
     

Ri

fraud

  

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ROBERTS

William Wilfred

Pte

2408

4/R Fus

desertion and

29/5/16

 
      

escaping

  
 

ROBINS

John

Sgt

9610

5/Wilts

disobedience

2/1/16

 
      

sec 9(1)a

  
 

 

Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Bill
Schedule 1 — Persons Referred to in Section 1(1)(d)

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Surname

Forenames

Rank

Number

Unit

Offence(s)

Date of Death

 
 

ROBINSON

Arthur Harold

Pte

15469

9/Northm’ Fus

desertion

10/5/16

 
 

ROBINSON

John

Pte

7377

3/Worcs

desertion

26/7/15

 
 

ROBINSON

William

Pte

70715

1/Sher For

desertion

10/4/17

 
 

ROE

George

Pte

3/1433

2/KOYLI

desertion

10/6/15

 

5

 

ROGERS

John

Pte

26028

2/S Lancs

desertion

9/3/17

 
 

ROSE

Frederick

Dmr

9552

2/Yorks

desertion

4/3/17

 
 

SABONGIDDA

Samuel

Pte

3972

3/Nigerian

violence

27/7/17

 
 

SALTER

Harry

Pte

16734

6/E Lancs

desertion

11/12/15

 
 

SANDS

Peter

LCpl

8225

1/R Irish Rifles

desertion

15/9/15

 

10

 

SCHOLES

William

Pte

44174

2/S Wales Bor

desertion

10/8/18

 
 

SCOTTON

William

Pte

S/6922

4/Middx

desertion

3/2/15

 
 

SEYMOUR

John

Pte

10603

2/R

desertion

24/1/18

 
     

Inniskilling Fus

   
 

SHEFFIELD

Frederick

Pte

L/14164

2/Middx

attempting to

12/1/15

 

15

      

desert

  
 

SIMS

Robert W

Pte

20808

2/R Scots

desertion

19/5/18

 
 

SIMMONDS

William Henry

Pte

G/11296

23/Middx

desertion

1/12/16

 
 

SIMIZKI

Dimitro

Pte

830020

52/CEF

cowardice

9/10/17

 
 

SKILTON

Charles Walter F.

Pte

SR/9629

22/R Fus

desertion

26/12/16

 

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SLADE

Frederick William

Rfn

322497

2/6 London

disobedience

14/12/17

 
 

SLOANE

John

Pte

3563

1/4 KOR Lancs

desertion

16/7/16

 
 

SMITH

John

Pte

2506

1/L M Lancs

desertion

2/7/16

 
 

SMITH

James

Pte

52929

17/K Liv

desertion

5/9/17

 
 

SMITH

William

Pte

204455

3/5 Lancs Fus

desertion

14/11/17

 

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SMITH

William

Rfn

S/9405

2/Rifle Bde

desertion

3/10/15

 
 

SMYTHE

Albert

Pte

3379

1/Irish Guards

desertion

28/1/15

 
 

SPENCER

James

Dvr

71502

65 Bty 8 Bde

desertion

29/9/15

 
     

RFA

   
 

SPENCER

Victor Manson

Pte

8/2733

1/Otago (NZ)

desertion

24/2/18

 

30

 

SPRY

William Thomas

Pte

305

2/R Fus

desertion

14/6/18

 
 

STEAD

Frederick

Pte

3/10390

2/Duke of

desertion

12/2/17

 
     

Wellington’s

   
 

STEADMAN/

Joseph

Pte

88378

117 Coy MGC

desertion

5/9/17

 
 

STEDMAN

       

35

 

STEVENSON

David

Pte

G/521228

13/Middx

desertion

18/7/18

 
 

STEVENSON

Richard

Pte

2554

1/4 L M Lancs

desertion

25/10/16

 
 

STEWART

Stanley

Pte

A/6730

2/R Scots Fus

desertion

29/8/17

 
 

 

Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Bill
Schedule 1 — Persons Referred to in Section 1(1)(d)

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Surname

Forenames

Rank

Number

Unit

Offence(s)

Date of Death

 
 

STONES

Joseph William

L/Sgt

19/647

19/Durham LI

casting away

18/1/17

 
      

his arms

  
 

SWAIN

John

Pte

39463

5/R Berks

desertion

11/8/18

 
 

SWAINE

James W

Dvr

86872

54 Bty 39 Bde

desertion

9/6/16

 

5

     

RFA

   
 

SWEENEY

John Joseph

Pte

S/1384

1/Otago (NZ)

desertion

2/10/16

 
 

TANNER

Edward

Pte

5919

1/Wilts

desertion

27/10/14

 
 

TAYLOR

John

Pte

27555

15/Lancs Fus

desertion

27/1/17

 
 

TAYLOR

John

Pte

8793

2/S Staffs

desertion

6/11/17

 

10

 

TAYSUM

Norman Henry

Pte

S/15954

9/B Watch

desertion

16/10/17

 
 

TEMPLETON

J.

Rfn

15/890

15/R Irish rifles

desertion

19/3/16

 
 

THOMAS

John

Pte

12727

2/Welsh

desertion

20/5/16

 
 

THOMPSON

Alfred Dennis

Pte

7625

3/Worcs

desertion

26/7/15

 
 

THOMPSON

William Landreth

Pte

G/7547

6/E Kent

desertion

22/4/16

 

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TITE

Reginald Thomas

Pte

SD/4242

13/Sussex

cowardice

25/11/16

 
 

TONGUE

Joseph or James

Pte

11850

1/K Liv

desertion

8/1/17

 
 

TROUGHTON

Albert

Pte

10853

1/R Welsh Fus

desertion and

22/4/15

 
      

AWOL

  
 

TURNER

Frederick

Pte

266120

1/6 Northm’

desertion

23/10/17

 

20

     

Fus

   
 

TURPIE

William John

Pte

G/7171

2/E Surrey

desertion

1/7/15

 
 

WALL

John Thomas

Sgt

13216

3/Worcs

desertion

6/9/17

 
 

WALTON

William

L/Sgt

7552

2/KRRC

desertion

23/3/15

 
 

WARD

George

Pte

9641

1/R Berks

cowardice

26/9/14

 

25

 

WARD

Thomas

Pte

S/15240

8/10 Gordon

desertion

16/10/17

 
     

Hi

   
 

WATKINS

George

Pte

8139

13/Welsh

desertion

15/5/17

 
 

WATTS

Thomas William

Pte

14813

7/E Yorks

desertion

30/8/17

 
 

WATTS

William

Pte

1214

1/L M Lancs

desertion

5/5/16

 

30

 

WEBB

Henry J.

Pte

11046

2/KOYLI

desertion

31/10/17

 
 

WELSH

Charles

Pte

A/38119

8/CEF

desertion

6/3/18

 
 

WESTWOOD

Arthur H.

Pte

L/1161

8/Queen’s

desertion

23/11/17

 
 

WILD

Arthur

Pte

18/313

18/W Yorks

desertion

5/9/16

 
 

WILLIAMS

Harold

Rfn

393923

1/9 Royal Fus

desertion

28/12/17

 

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WILSON

James H.

Pte

10701

4/CEF

desertion

9/7/16

 
 

WILTON

Jesse

Cpl

23972

15/Sher For

quitting post

17/8/16

 
 

WISHART

J.

Pte

26248

7/R

desertion

15/6/17

 
     

Inniskilling Fus

   
 

 

Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Bill
Schedule 2 — The Pardons Tribunal

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Surname

Forenames

Rank

Number

Unit

Offence(s)

Date of Death

 
 

WOODHOUSE

John

Rfn

R/15325

12/KRRC

desertion

4/10/17

 
 

WORSLEY

Ernest

Pte

G/8857

2/Middx

desertion

22/10/17

 
 

WRIGHT

Frederick

Pte

S/6778

1/R W Surrey

desertion

28/1/17

 
 

WYCHERLEY

William

Pte

2064

2/Man

desertion

12/9/17

 

5

 

YEOMAN

Walter

Rfn

474371

1/12 R Fus

desertion

3/7/17

 
 

YOUNG

Elsworth

Pte

67882

25/CEF

desertion

29/10/16

 
 

YOUNG

Robert

Pte

204232

11/Worcs

desertion

  
 

Schedule 2

Section 3

 

The Pardons Tribunal

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Chairman

1          

The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the members of the Tribunal to  be

chairman.

Tenure of office

2     (1)  

A person appointed to be a member of the Tribunal shall hold and vacate

15

office under the terms of the instrument by which that member is appointed.

      (2)  

A member may at any time resign office by notice in writing to the Secretary

of State.

      (3)  

The Secretary of State may remove a person from office on the ground that—

(a)   

that person has been absent from meetings of the Tribunal for a

20

period longer than three consecutive months without the Tribunal's

consent,

(b)   

a bankruptcy order has been made against that person or that

person's estate has been sequestrated or that person has made a

composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, that

25

person's creditors, or

(c)   

that person is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.

      (4)  

If the person appointed to take the chair ceases to be a member that person

shall also cease to occupy the chair.

      (5)  

A person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Tribunal, otherwise

30

than by virtue of sub-paragraph (3), or ceases to be chairman shall be eligible

for re-appointment.

Staff

3     (1)  

The Tribunal may appoint such staff as they determine with the Secretary of

State's approval as to numbers and terms and conditions of service.

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      (2)  

The Tribunal may in the application of funds provided by the Secretary of State and

with the Secretary of State’s approval

(a)   

pay such remuneration, pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect

of any persons who have been or are members of their staff as they may 

determine;

5

(b)   

provide and maintain such schemes as they may determine (whether

contributory or not) for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities,

to or in respect of any such persons.

      (3)  

The Secretary of State shall not give an approval under this paragraph 

without the Treasury's consent.

10

Remuneration and allowances

4     (1)  

There shall be paid out of funds provided by the Secretary of State to the

members of the Tribunal such remuneration, travelling and other

allowances as the Secretary of State may determine.

      (2)  

Where the Secretary of State so determines in the case of a holder of the office of

15

occupant of the chair or of member of the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall

(a)   

pay to or in respect of that person such pension, allowances or gratuities, or

(b)   

make such payments towards the provision of a pension, allowances or

gratuities in respect of that person,

           

as the Secretary of State may determine.

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      (3)  

A determination under this paragraph shall not have effect unless it has been

approved by the Treasury.

Proceedings and evidence

5     (1)  

Subject to the provisions of this Schedule and of section 3 above, the Tribunal

may regulate their own procedure, except that the quorum for meetings of

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the Tribunal shall be two.

      (2)  

The validity of any proceedings of the Tribunal shall not be affected by any

vacancy among their members, or by any defect in the appointment of any

person to the chair or as a member.

6          

A document purporting to be duly signed on behalf of the Tribunal shall be

30

received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be so

signed.

Status of the Board

7          

The Board shall not be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as

enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.

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Parliamentary disqualification

8     (1)  

In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24), in Part III of

Schedule 1 (other disqualifying offices), the following entry shall be inserted

at the appropriate place—

           

“Member of the Pardons Tribunal”.

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Schedule 2 — The Pardons Tribunal

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      (2)  

The same entry shall be inserted at the appropriate place in Part III of

Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

(c. 25).

 

 

 
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