Originally Posted by
AerialPerspective
And in the context of the time they weren't the slightest bit influenced by propaganda posters of little boys asking their Dad 20 years in the future "What did you do in the Great War Daddy??". They volunteered not because of love of empire but because they were led to believe it was going to be an adventure. To say they 'volunteered' to defend the empire is utter nonsense and totally ignores the context and the environment of the time where they were actively encouraged to believe that it'd be easy and a great adventure.
Wow. How old are you?
You seem to have a remarkable insight into the mindset of why young men volunteered to do what they did over a hundred years ago.
Were you there?