Who was Sidney Lewis?

1. SIDNEY LEWIS
A L E J A N D RO V E R D U ZCO, V Í C TOR LÓP E Z , GA B R I E L
V A L D E S , OSCA R D E V EGA
1903 - 1969

2. SIDNEY LEWIS
Born in London, March 24th 1903.

3. A 13 year old boy who ran away to join
the front line in the Great War.

4. Recognised as Britain’s youngest soldier
in the East Surrey regiment in 1915.

5. Sidney managed to join the army
because of his physique of an older man
and tricked enlisting officers into let it him
sign up.

6. Fought in the trenches at the Somme
battle in France by the age of 13.

8. Until his mother sent his birth certificate
to the War Office so he could be sent
home.

10. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Our Lives
• There is no War
• More opportunities
• Less Nacionalism
• Better Education
Sidney Lewis’ Life
• A lot of Nationalism
• Trenches
• Less opportunities
• Danger because of
the Great War

11. CONCLUSION
At the time the Great War had begun
almost everyone wanted to fight for their
country because of Nacionalism, but
they had no idea of what it was to
participate in a war, for example, the life
in the trenches.