Original sentence: Although the Australian commanders refused to let the British  execute their soldiers, the New Zealand leadership agreed that they could.He was executed 'for desertion' by the British, despite being severely traumatised by Shellshock having fought and survived several campaigns.He was the last soldier to be executed during World War One.Last soldier executed.Spencer was finally pardoned in 2005, when it was officially admitted that the execution was an incorrect action.Victor Spencer was a volunteer from Invercargill, New Zealand who fought in the British Army in World War One
Edited sentence: (Awful for the massive loss of lives and miniscule amount of intelligence by those in command)   Note the Australians refused to let the British  execute their soldiers,  yet the kiwi leadership somehow agreed that they could.He was only finally pardoned in 2005, when it was   officially admitted that it was an incorrect action.Note that there were many small towns in New Zealand  that lost more  young men in World war one than many equivalent towns in England.Young  Volunteer  from Southern NZ who fought in the British Army in World war one, he was unfairly executed 'for desertion' by the British when obviously severely traumatised by Shellshock having fought and somehow survived several awful campaigns