Introduction

This page deals with First World War courts-martials, across the British Army as a whole. The information is based upon studying papers which are held at the PRO.

For details about the specific courts-martials of members of the Middlesex Regiment and the Corps of Royal Engineer, please click here.

The following tables summarise the total number of courts-martials in the Brtish Army during World War One. These figures include all types of courts-martials, and for all types of offences. For an explanation of the different types of courts-martials, consult my history of British courts-martial article.

For figures describing the number of death sentences passed by British Army Military Courts, please read my article about death sentences passed 1914 to 1924. You can do this by clicking on the "Capital Terms" phrase.

The tables cover the General Court Martial (GCM), Field General Courts Martial (FGCM) and District Court Martial (DCM).

Officer courts-martials 1914-19

*Courts-martial Figures for Officer Ranks 1914-1919*
Type	4/8 - 30/9/14	1/10/14 - 30/9/15	1/10/15 - 30/9/16	1/10/16 - 30/9/17	1/10/17 - 30/9/18	1/10/18 - 30/9/19
GCM Home	1	86	356	435	814	599
GCM Abroad	4	68	478	735	839	842
FGCM Abroad	1	17	15	58	141	159

Other Ranks (Home) 1914-19

*Home courts-martials for Other Ranks 1914-1919*
Type	4/8 - 30/9/14	1/10/14 - 30/9/15	1/10/15 - 30/9/16	1/10/16 - 30/9/17	1/10/17 - 30/9/18	1/10/18 - 30/9/19
GCM Home	3	121	43	158	63	149
FGCM Ireland	33	279	-	-	-	-
DCM Home	629	19,340	27,053	32,692	32,396	19,037

Other Ranks (Abroad) 1914-19

*Overseas courts-martials for Other Ranks 1914-1919*
Type	4/8 - 30/9/14	1/10/14 - 30/9/15	1/10/15 - 30/9/16	1/10/16 - 30/9/17	1/10/17 - 30/9/18	1/10/18 - 30/9/19
GCM Abroad	-	22	63	21	22	130
FGCM Abroad	52	14,743	30,295	32,830	41,668	30,367
DCM Abroad	90	877	721	1,058	1,284	820