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The British Army was comparatively and dangerously small in number
when the European war broke out in August 1914. A call from the
Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, for young men to
volunteer for military service alongside relatives and friends was
answered enthusiastically by 100,000 men, giving rise to the
formation of 'Pals (or Chums) Battalions'.
The youth of Britain were motivated by a patriotism gilded by
camaraderie, the attraction of uniform, the promise of regular,
paid employment and the excitement of travel. The celebrated boxer
and Great War
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