Client : BBC Newsround
2016 marked 100 years since the start of one of the deadliest battles of World War One - The Battle of the Somme, where more than a million soldiers were killed or wounded.
Many of the soldiers were teenagers, Sidney Lewis was just 12 years old when he ran away from home to join the army.
Many of the soldiers were teenagers, Sidney Lewis was just 12 years old when he ran away from home to join the army.
We animated his incredible story for CBBC's Newsround and were delighted when the animation was nominated at the 2016 RTS Craft & Design Awards in the Design Programme Sequences category.
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