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Once Australia gained the right to independent participation in international affairs, which it did in 1918, Munro Ferguson's days of influence were over.<ref name=bio/> |
Once Australia gained the right to independent participation in international affairs, which it did in 1918, Munro Ferguson's days of influence were over.<ref name=bio/> |
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Alone among the Dominion forces, the Defence Force Act 1903 (Cth) reserved the power to confirm a death sentence passed by Australian courts-martial not to the commander-in-chief of the theatre, but to the Governor-General of Australia. Munro Ferguson refused to confirm the sentence on any of the 113 Australian soldiers condemned by courts-martial.<ref>{{ |
Alone among the Dominion forces, the Defence Force Act 1903 (Cth) reserved the power to confirm a death sentence passed by Australian courts-martial not to the commander-in-chief of the theatre, but to the Governor-General of Australia. Munro Ferguson refused to confirm the sentence on any of the 113 Australian soldiers condemned by courts-martial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/book-reviews/116-wfa-members-publications/2896-bad-characters-sex-crime-mutiny-murder-and-the-australian-imperial-force.htm|access-date=31 August 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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==Post-war== |
==Post-war== |
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* [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/book-reviews/116-wfa-members-publications/2896-bad-characters-sex-crime-mutiny-murder-and-the-australian-imperial-force.htm Profile], westernfrontassociation.com |
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* [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/munro-ferguson-sir-ronald-craufurd-7688 Profile], adb.anu.edu.au |
* [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/munro-ferguson-sir-ronald-craufurd-7688 Profile], adb.anu.edu.au |
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