1. A British soldier had to be 19 years old to serve over seas. But about 250,000 under-age boys served. The youngest was only 12.
2. Average life expectancy in the trenches was about six weeks.
3. Famous people who served include the writers of AA Milne, creator of Winnie The Pooh, Lord of The Rings author JRR Tolkien, sculptor Henry Moore, and the actor Basil Rathbone.
4. Disease accounted for a third of deaths in world wars.
5. Dogs were used to lay down telegraph wires. Terriers were put to work hunting rats. A/N Poor dogs. :(
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