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217648 John Braithwaite New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2nd Btn. Otago Regiment from:New Zealand (d.29th Oct 1916) Prior to the war John Braithwaite had worked as a journalist in Australia. After being incarcerated for repeatedly being AWOL, he was accused of instigating a prison riot, although he claimed that he only involved himself in an attempt to calm it. At 0605 on 29 October 1916 Braithwaite was shot by a firing squad at Rouen for mutiny. He was posthumously pardoned on 14 September 2000, when New Zealand's Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act became law. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**