British should ‘exonerate’ executed of 1916 as part of commemoration
Her sentiments were warmly and widely welcomed.
In September, 2006, the British government, through the ministry of defence, issued a general statutory pardon to 300 British military personnel, including 26 born in Ireland, who had been executed for a range of disciplinary offences during the First World War — based on charges that were likely to have been influenced by the stresses associated with war, for example: desertion, cowardice and mutiny.