HC Deb 14 December 1943 vol 395 cc1401-2
82. Sir A. Southby

asked the Home Secretary whether he has any information as to in how many instances the sentence of death has been passed by the U.S.A. tribunals set up in the British Isles and whether such sentences have been carried out; and whether the execution has taken place in this country?

Miss Wilkinson

I am informed that sentence of death has been passed on seven members of the United States Forces by United States Tribunals set up in the United Kingdom. In two cases the sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment; two cases are still subject to review; in one case the sentence has been confirmed, and the execution was fixed for 14th December. In two cases the sentence of death has been carried out by the United States Authorities in this country.