Desmond7 Posted 21 January , 2004 Posted 21 January , 2004 I believe it is demonstrable that volunteering 'dropped off' fairly rapidly in 1916. I have 'vague evidence' of at least one serving member of a family almost physically assaulting and threatening a younger brother who was anxious to join 'the colours'. That person had served in France/Flanders and been wounded. He (allegedly) told his younger brother in quite brutal terms what lay ahead of him in the trenches. I am told that physical violence became part of the conversation and that the brothers' mother sought help from a neighbour because of the incident. The person who was recovering from wounds was only back home for a short time and returned to his bttn and was later posted as missing. Do any other Forum members have similar evidence of older brothers/family members advising (even in less violent terms) against voluntary enlistment because of their experiences. I understand that the scenario above was based on )(a) widowed mother ( eldest son serving © youngest son wishing to enlist.
Desmond7 Posted 21 January , 2004 Author Posted 21 January , 2004 I see how these smilie things work now ...
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