Underage Soldiers

Related EpitaphsEnlisted 8 August 1914 And then in heaven Receive me My savi…
Lance Corporal William Fletcher JonesDrink of my cup
Private Jack Edward ThrowerGeorge, a Tarnagulla lad Celebrated his 16th birthday At Anz…
Private George Duncan Radnell MM"We all loved him As a brave soldier And a straight white ma…
Private Thomas Harry MannHe joined the forces At 15 1/2 years And did his duty Till d…
Rifleman Albert KnowlesRemember, whatever happens It will have been Worth while
Lieutenant Arthur Granville Sharp, MCBonniest of boys He gave his life for others
Sapper Norman CheethamLoved and was loved
Private Phillips WelchWho through age Could have returned But chose to stay
Driver William Henry BrunsdonIn dreams we see you On the battle plain Wounded, calling in…
UnidentifiedAged 17 years R.I.P.
Private Hugh Aubrey CockertonIt is a far, far better thing That I do Than I have ever don…
Private David BestAlso Cavalry Machine Gunner In France in 1915 Aged 15 years
Second Lieutenant George Benjamin Johnstone StoddartAge 17 yrs. 1 mon. 10 dys. In Thy Keeping Our father 
Gunner Harold Maitland GoringMother is proud Of her hero, though he Was only a private
Private Harold Consort SmithWaiting
Private Clarence George TopperGreat grand nephew To Michael Dwyer The famous Wicklow chief…
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This is a stub. Many boys lied about their age to get into the army. Sometimes their families highlighted this in the inscription they chose, sometimes the fact only emerged from research into their backgrounds.