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Author Question: What did drummer boys do in the first world war? (Read 1233 times)

Jones

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on: Jun 25, 2013
I am doing my history homework on family members in world war one and i have been told that one of them was a drummer boy. I have tried looking at loads of websites for information on it but I got not find any on information on drummer boys in the first world war.
Please help!


geoffrey

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2013
They had certain beats they would play to let the troops know what orders had been given - the same way a bugle was used to sound charges...


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Yolanda

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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2013
Well I can't say exactlywhat your family member did ...but in the First World War most regiments realised quite early that they did not need a drummer...or band..to beat the step for them as they went into battle.  This was a different type of war.

Most Band platoons or companies attached to a regiment were then trained as corpsmen (medics).  So they did the ceremonial role..as a band...when they regiment was outof the line...but in battle...acted as medics...


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