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The History Chap Podcast
100: What Were The Bantam Battalions in World War 1?
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Chris Green
The Bantam battalions of the British (& Canadian) army during the First World War were made up from men below the normal height requirement of 5’3.
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Over 30,000 pint-sized warriors volunteered, including a corporal who was just 4’9 and I will share his story later in this episode. I will also tell you about a bantam war poet, and another bantam who would make a huge impact on Britain after the war.
They made up in courage and aggression what they lacked in height. Each one, described in a poem as : “A pocket Hercules”