Facts in “Manchester Guardian,” April 8, 1915
A private in the Welsh Fusiliers died from alcohol, cold and exposure. He left a publichouse with a 4s. bottle of whisky, and was found dead on the roadside next morning, with the bottle almost empty.
Facts in “Daily News,” April 13, 1915
An old man who was said to be in a drunken condition was wounded in a fall with a soldier from Gallipoli, and died a few days after.
Facts in “Daily Mail,” January 17, 1916
An elderly man, seeing a drunken soldier lying in the street, went to his assistance, and was killed in a disturbance that followed.
Record of Yorkshire Assizes, November 21, 1916
A soldier was found drowned in the Trent. He was described as a good man at his work, but not steady, and had been drinking.
Facts in “Newark Advertiser,” August 4, 1915
A terrible disturbance occurred in a camp at Portland Reservoir after the closing of the canteen one Sunday night. A large number of men who had been drinking created a disturbance, in which bricks and stones were used, a tent collapsed, and the officers were called to quell the riot. The captain, drawing his revolver, rushed with two lieutenants into a hut where men were shouting and struggling, but appeals had no effect—the men “did not appear to hear or recognize their officers,” and one man raised his rifle and took aim at them. At least fifty shots were fired, and a young corporal fired many shots through the window into the darkness. In the morning a soldier was found dead. Nobody knew who shot him, but the corporal thought he must have done.