Lyman At War
Sunday, September 5th, 2010Inspirational Story:
Lyman was 14 years old when Canada entered The Great War. It was August 5, 1914 and Britain declared war on behalf of the whole British Empire. Lyman was sitting in school when word came and all the boys simply got up, left class and rushed down to the recruiting office to join up.
Because they were only 14 none of then were allowed to join, but because Lyman was big for his age and lied about his age, he not only got in, but also after a few short months found himself in the trenches of France fighting the Germans. (more…)
