Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
Marco ... earlier, I made mention of the curious quirk in the law that permits 16-year-olds to marry.

By the same token, I take on board your even MORE valid point about successive Governments APPEARING to allow such young people to fight and die for their country ... yet denying them the right to vote. Now, I may be wrong ... but I'd always believed no person under 18, serving in the Armed Forces, could be sent to the 'front lines'.
I stand corrected Arthur. I have checked with Google and whilst I can find examples of youngsters dying in the 2 world wars I cannot find any more recent examples.
Thanks for pointing that out and a REP will be heading your way.