Peter Goggins Military person

Lance Corporal Peter Goggins (1894 – 18 January 1917) was a British soldier who was executed for desertion during the First World War. His case later became a well publicised example of the perceived injustices of British military discipline during the war, and he was pardoned in 2006.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1894
Birth place
County Durham , South Moor
Date of deathJanuary 18, 1917
Place of death
Arras

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military operations
Western Front (World War I)
World War I
military unit
Durham Light Infantry

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