These guys joined the Army at the age of 15? That’s a little unusual isn’t it? I think my father was able to join the (Canadian) Navy in 1959 at the age of 17, and that required permission from his parents. He retired in ‘94 with 35 years of service and would have been 67 this year.
“”The brothers, from New Pitsligo, were 15 when they joined the Army at the same time, after seeing an advert.
“We saw an advert in a comic, asking if we’d like to learn a trade in the Army,” Jimmie said.
“We’re from a little village in the north east and we thought there’s nothing here to do so we sent off the paperwork.”””