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Radio 5 Live,8 mins

The tale of a 12 year old boy who enlisted in WW1

Up All Night

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Author Richard Van Emden tells us the story of Private Sidney Lewis - newly confirmed as the youngest soldier in World War 1, who enlisted aged 12.

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