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Remembered Today:

Youngest serving KIA


Tim Birch

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If Private Condon's age is now refuted - see separate thread on this subject - who is considered to have been the youngest British soldier to die on the Western Front?

Tim

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Tim,

Being that I am stationed in Kosovo at the moment and am miles from my WW1 books, I seem to remeber a dedication at the beginning of a Spagnoly/Smith "Salient Points" book to a 13 year old South African soldier killed in France. Perhaps any other Forum users with closer access to these books than me could verify or correct me on this.

Regards Iain

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The South African mentioned in the book is

David Ross 2nd South African Infantry Regt

Died 25 March 1918 aged 14 year 3 months Gauche Wood, Cambrai

Was wounded at 13 yrs 9 mths.

Buried in Heudicourt Communal Cemetery

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