Boy, 12, fought at the Somme

[minidog]

A BOY aged just TWELVE fought as a British Tommy in the First World War


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...ged-twelve-fought-in-the-First-World-War.html

 

[Friday on my mind]

While thats young it wasn't that unheard of for very young men/boys to be in wars.

Audie Murphy the most decorated soldier in american history served in ww2.He joined the army at 17 after being turned down by the marines and navy as being to small for combat and was almost not allowed to be in a combat outfit in the army.He showed them I guess,personally ****** more then 200 germans and owned every medal america has to give.

 

[georges]

very brave from him

 

[Dean Wormer]

From what I've read it was actually not unusual for youngsters to get into the armed ****** back in the olden days. One example:

Actor Victor McLaglen enlisted in the British army when he was fourteen hoping to serve in the second Boer War before he was found out.

 

[maildude]

And the Confederate army was marching teenaged boys into battle, and the Germans had young **** manning anti-aircraft guns before Berlin fell.

 

[mrtrebus]

The propaganda during WWI led to a lot of teenage boys signing up. Shameful, they were "lions led by donkeys".