Under age soldier’s dreams about war shattered by harsh reality of conflict
Paul Oliver’s father joined the army at 17 thinking the war would be over in months. But, as many of his generation found out, the reality was totally different.
Under age soldier’s dreams about war shattered by harsh reality of conflict
Paul Oliver’s father joined the army at 17 thinking the war would be over in months. But, as many of his generation found out, the reality was totally different.
First World War centenary: Clayhall man tells father’s Great War tale 100 years on
In July 1915, 100 years ago, my father went to Holborn and enlisted in the British Army.
