Did Not Like Soldiering – On Wednesday Arthur Jackson, Easton-on-the-Hill, was charged with being a deserter from his depot at Lichfield.

Source: https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-years-of-history-9299435/

Having Cage initially be a cowardly deserter gives him a sensitivity that makes this relationship more interesting.

Source: https://collider.com/edge-of-tomorrow-tom-cruise-coward/

This Junji Ito story is set in 1953 and follows a family that is 'generously' harboring war deserter Saburo Furukawa, who deserted the Japanese army during World War II.

Source: https://gamerant.com/netflix-junji-ito-maniac-short-stories-deserve-adaptation/