1942 ⟶ Cocos Islands Mutiny Crushed
On the night of 8/9 May 1942, gunners of the Ceylon Garrison...
Year
1942
👮 Cocos Islands Mutiny Crushed
On the night of 8/9 May 1942, gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebelled. Their mutiny was crushed and three of them were executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.⟶
Cocos IslandsMutinyBritish ArmyMilitary JusticeWorld War IINaval Base