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The teenage soldiers of World War One

PostPosted: 11 Nov 2014, 09:19
by annie
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As many as 250,000 boys under the age of 18 served in the British Army during World War One. Fergal Keane remembers the sacrifice they made

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29934965

Re: The teenage soldiers of World War One

PostPosted: 11 Nov 2014, 16:20
by maureenho
The Recruitment officers must have known they were under age but choose to ignore it to get their 2/6 for each recruit.

Re: The teenage soldiers of World War One

PostPosted: 11 Nov 2014, 17:07
by Misspears
It is sad reading stories like this