Category: Court Martial

• The Execution of Canadian Private Harold Pringle. July 5, 1945.

  Image: Private Harold Pringle. The last Canadian military member to be executed. The Execution of Private Harold Pringle If the Canadian public found out, there would be hell to pay. The war had been over for nearly two months, after all, and during World War II, no other Canadian soldier had been convicted of murder…

  August 27, 2024

  1940s, Canadian Army, Cape Breton Highlanders Regiment, Court Martial, Death, Execution, Harold Pringle, History Daily, Italy, John “Lucky” McGillivray, McKenzie King, Sailor Gang, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

  1940s, Canadian Army, Cape Breton Highlanders Regiment, Court Martial, Death, Execution, Harold Pringle, History Daily, Italy, John “Lucky” McGillivray, McKenzie King, Sailor Gang, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

• English Captain William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift from HMS Bounty 7 weeks before, finally reaching Timor in the East Indies after travelling 4,000 miles (6,500 km) in the ship’s open launch. June 14, 1789.

  June 14, 2024

  1700s, Captain William Bligh, Court Martial, Fletcher Christian, History Daily, HMS Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty, Royal Navy, Tahiti

  1700s, Captain William Bligh, Court Martial, Fletcher Christian, History Daily, HMS Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty, Royal Navy, Tahiti