Ten years ago, I had the remarkable pleasure of interviewing the last 21 British veterans of the First World War. Youngest at the time was 104, and the oldest 109. They have passed away now and unlike so many of their friends, they now rest in British soil. The bulk of the men had experiences of war that changed them forever. They had all been born during the reign of Queen Victoria, so I asked about their childhood experiences and wanted to find out what their life was like after the Great War.
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