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N-East pardons crusader praised A RETIRED North-East schoolteacher who campaigns for pardons for British soldiers executed during the First World War has won high praise. Brian Cowen, Irish minister for foreign affairs, commended John Hipkin, from Newcastle, when he announced his support for Ireland s Shot at Dawn campaign. Mr Hipkin, the British Shot at Dawn co-ordinator, has worked for years for pardons for 306 British soldiers who he claimed were unjustifiably executed following field courts-martial during the war. Mr Cowen said: The determination and selfless effort of those involved in the campaign over the past few years does them great credit and I applaud the substantial efforts made by them toward recognition of their goals.