British politics and the war

Private Harry Farr was one of 306 British soldiers sentenced to death until he was recently granted a pardon by Parliament.

Farr had seen countless numbers of his fellow soldiers cut down by enemy fire in the two years he served. He was admitted to a hospital for five months for psychiatric evaluation. Farr was reported as being so traumatized he could not hold a pen in his hand.

When Farr was ordered to rejoin his unit, he lost it. Refusing to rejoin his unit, Farr was court martialed and convicted of cowardice. News of the pardon comes as great relief for Farr's supporters.

There's only one problem: Farr was executed in 1916.