6/21/2023 0 Comments Shot at Dawn by John Wilson![]() Shot at Dawn looks at how during the First World War the concept of ‘shell shock’ – now known as PTSD – was not known and was not accepted as an excuse for desertion or any of the other offences which resulted in men being shot. Now a new book by Neath author Robert King, who campaigned and supported the petition, portrays the brutality faced by the 15 Welshmen who all faced this terrifying end. ![]() In 2006 a blanket pardon was issued for the men who died this way following a petition in the years after the First World War. The young solider from the Vale of Neath was one of 306 young British soldiers – 15 of them serving in Welsh ranks – who received the ultimate punishment for military offences such as desertion, cowardice, falling asleep or striking an officer. Private William Jones was probably suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) induced by the horrors of the Great War.īut after deserting the young solider turned himself in – and later found himself blindfolded and put before a firing squad. ![]()
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