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Beetween 1914 and 1918 an entire generation of young men that served king and country.Over 5 half million british soldiers fought in world war one .It is the biggest fighting force briton has ever essembled. Each soldier who enlisted became Tommy Atkins, that was the nickname given by the army to soldiers of the great war. Tommy was the first to face the horrers of war. Over seven hundred thousand were killed by heavy artillery, gas and machine guns. Many more were wounded. When filming began in 2003 time had wittled it's army millions down to just 27 survivors.The oldest was alfred anderson (107) the youngest was claude choules (102). They lived through the most appaling experience of the 20th century.