The British Empire executed approximately 346 Commonwealth soldiers during WWI. These individuals were convicted of either desertion, cowardice in the face of the enemy (refusing an order to attack), striking an officer, or sleeping on guard duty. Not one Australian soldier was convicted of these crimes, but 23 Canadians were, as were four Irishmen. I tried to find some WWII data for the Brits, but all I found was that only one Canadian, Pvt Harold Pringle, was executed for desertion during the Italian Campaign. Some Indian Army troops were also executed for desertion, and this this crime was compounded by joining the Japanese forces as turncoats (http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/24280/t/Military-executions-in-WWI-and-WWII.html)
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