The Firing Squad
In the Australian Army in North Africa in WW2, a military deserter is ordered executed, for a murder he probably did not commit. Disgraced Captain Adams is ordered to lead the firing squad, in exchange for restoration of his own h...
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"Lets start with the problems. No member of the Australian Forces was executed in WW1 or 2 for military crimes (e.g. Desertion). It was politically impossible. You should read the communications by Haig in WW1 pleading for the right to shoot members of the AIF. The Australian Infantry Divisions were withdrawn from the Middle East, the last (9th Division) leaving in January 1943 to return to Australia to fight the Japanese. Australians did not wear the slouch hat very much - it was "battle bowlers" (Brodie Helmet). And right at the end David Niven and escort do "left about tur..."
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Jon Shepodd played Private Jones who was scheduled to be executed. Shepodd outlived the rest of the cast, passing away in 2017 at age 90.
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In the Australian Army in North Africa in WW2, a military deserter is ordered executed, for a murder he probably did not commit. Disgraced Captain Adams is ordered to lead the firing squad, in exchange for restoration of his own h...