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An American Yankee Enlists in Britain During War Haze
A Jersey City office scene documents an American sergeant recounting his decision to join British service after seeing Lusitania headlines. He travels to England, attempts recruitment, joins the Royal Fusiliers, and mentors others with blunt Yankee persistence amid WWI zeal and cultural frictions.
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Jersey City
Jersey National Guard
France
New York
Lusitania
Leutenant
Washington
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Tottenham Court Road
Lord Kitchener
Imutti
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Royal Fusiliers
London
Oring Line
Lansing
Officers’ Training Corps
Ogden
Utah
Mufti
Trin
Totsion Court Road