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The Grave of John King. First New Zealand soldier executed in the First World War.

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The Grave of John King. First New Zealand soldier executed in the First World War.

The Baradene College students placed a wreath on the grave of a New Zealand soldier named John King in a cemetery in northern France. He was executed because he deserted. He was the first New Zealand soldier to be executed during WWI. 

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Published in Disobedience and Rebellion of Soldiers and the Treatment of Conscientious Objectors in the First World War in France and New Zealand – a comparative historical study. La désobéissance et la rébellion des soldats et le traitement des objecteurs de con
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