MRJOHNNY

The post says he was British therefore he could have been a pathetic Scotsman, Welshman or Irishman.

I beg to differ on that, I think you will find that you cannot join any of H.M. Armed Forces under the age of 18 without parental permission, as I did at the age of 16 years and 4 months and entered service as what was then known as a boy soldier as opposed to an adult recruit.