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15 Reasons Why Many Tommies Actually Loved WWI

Darren May 22, 2026 6 min

2. Escape from Hard Lives at Home

For many working-class men, enlistment offered an escape from grueling factory jobs, unemployment, and poverty. Army life, though perilous, was perceived as an improvement. The BBC highlights how poor diets and social conditions at home made army rations and structure appealing. (bbc.co.uk)

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2. Escape from Hard Lives at Home

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