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Reginald Hamilton Earnshaw (5 February 1927 – 6 July 1941), known as Reggie Earnshaw, is believed to have been the youngest person in the British services to die in World War II. He was just 14 years, 151 days old when he died under enemy fire off the coast of Norfolk on 6 July 1941.
The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis, who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Lewis' claim was not authenticated until 2013. In World War I, a large number of young boys joined up to serve as soldiers before they were eighteen, the legal age to serve in the army.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Belgian-British Army officer (1880–1963) This article uses a Belgian surname: the surname is Carton de Wiart, not Wiart. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO Lieutenant Colonel Carton de Wiart during the First World War Birth name Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart Born ...
The youngest known soldier of World War I was Momčilo Gavrić, who joined the 6th Artillery Division of the Serbian Army at the age of 8, after Austro-Hungarian troops in August 1914 killed his parents, grandmother, and seven of his siblings.
A number of child soldiers served in the Soviet Union's armed forces during World War II. In some cases, orphans also unofficially joined the Soviet Red Army. Such children were affectionately known as "sons of the regiment" (Russian: сын полка) and sometimes willingly performed military missions such as reconnaissance.
Pages in category "British Army personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,094 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes KBE CB DSO & Bar (20 August 1892 – 16 January 1969) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in the First World War. He later served in the Second World War , where he commanded the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division during the Battle of France in May/June 1940.