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Many young men and boys gave a false age in order to enlist - they weren't required to provide any proof of age.
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Yes, the army would treat those as aged 18 or 19, going on what they had been told by the recruit, but boy soldiers DID have to prove evidence of age and were recruited specifically. Having googled I see they were paid 8d a day rather than the 1s paid to those supposedly 18 or over.