Astonishing Story of 10 Brothers who went to Fight in WW1 and NINE Survived | SWNS TV
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The astonishing story of how 10 brave brothers fought in WW1 with NINE incredibly surviving has emerged on the eve of the centenary of the Armistice.
The Calpins are thought to be the biggest band of brothers to have fought in the conflict, which left more than 700,000 British soldiers dead between 1914 and 1918. Amazingly with just one brother lost, the family mirrored the fatality rate among British soldiers at the time which was just over one in ten (11%) losing their lives.
The astonishing story of how 10 brave brothers fought in WW1 with NINE incredibly surviving has emerged on the eve of the centenary of the Armistice.
The Calpins are thought to be the biggest band of brothers to have fought in the conflict, which left more than 700,000 British soldiers dead between 1914 and 1918. Amazingly with just one brother lost, the family mirrored the fatality rate among British soldiers at the time which was just over one in ten (11%) losing their lives.