Child Soldiers in World War I

Child Soldiers in World War I

Nearly 250,000 child soldiers volunteered to fight for England in World War I. This happened despite the official recruitment age of nineteen. Regardless, when the War began in 1914, boys as young as fourteen were routinely admitted. The youngest soldier to fight was twelve years old and boys as young as sixteen sometimes served as […]

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