In the British army during World War I, the maximum penalty for a self-inflicted wound ("Willfully maiming himself with intent to render himself unfit for service", as it was described) under Section 18 of the Army Act 1881 was imprisonment, rather than capital punishment.
During World War I in the British army, a soldier who intentionally harmed themselves to become unfit for duty faced imprisonment instead of the death penalty, according to Section 18 of the Army Act 1881.