Thanks very much for the info, Malcolm, John and Peter. Hoping to get to the truth one day! Tony Holkham Message text written by INTERNET:greatwar@rootsweb.com >Message: 2 Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:21:35 -0000 From: "M.G.Fergusson" <fergussons@blueyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] GREATWAR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 59 To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000a01c709ac$0d6d72d0$5a1f2952@Fergiecomp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" There is no William Botham in the list of men sentenced to death by Courts Martial 1914 -1924. Soldiers Died in the Great War will tell you how he died. From the cemetery in St Omer he was probably a flu victim from one of the many hospitals in St Omer. Aye Malcolm < Message: 4 Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:58:36 +0000 From: John Chapman <john@purley.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] GREATWAR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 59 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <Xu6LlID8iJXFFwHT@purley.demon.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed The best list is in Julian Putkowski's book 'Shot at Dawn' Your uncle does not appear on the list. Regards John Message: 6 Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:29:48 -0000 From: "Peter Fellowes" <peter.fellowes@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] GREATWAR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 59 To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000b01c709c6$594cf9e0$5de76551@peter> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Greetings to all, I have not [yet] read Putkowski's book so am unable to comment about the list John recommends. However may I add the list [appendix 2] to Blindfold and Alone by Cathryn Corns and John Hughes-Wilson [Cassell 2005]. It lists all British, and Dominion ranks [including Chinese labourers] executed. The list follows the convention: Name, Rank, Unit, Execution Date, Offence, NA Reference [where applicable], Cemetery were commemorated. Regards Peter Fellowes