#OtD 4 Mar 1919 Canadian troops in the British Army awaiting demobilisation mutinied in Wales, looting the camp & improvising makeshift weapons.

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#OtD 4 Mar 1919 Canadian troops in the British Army awaiting demobilisation mutinied in Wales, looting the camp & improvising makeshift weapons. Events left 5 dead & 25 facing heavy prison sentences, but authorities accelerated their demobilisation https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10453/canadian-soldiers-riot-in-wales