Bantam (military)
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Bantam (military)
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A bantam, in British Army usage, was a soldier of below the army's minimum regulation height of 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). During the First World War, the British Army raised battalions in which the normal minimum height requirement for recruits was reduced from 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) to 5 ft (150 cm). This enabled shorter but healthy young men to enlist. Bantam units enlisted from industrial and coal-mining areas where short stature was no sign of weakness. The name derives from the town of Bantam in Indo
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In British Army soldier of below 160 cm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam_(military)
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2024-02-29T12:00:09Z
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