After the death of his mother, Georgie's aunt and uncle take him in and put him to work on the streets of Victorian London. Learning quickly he roams at will in the company of his cousins, picking pockets and stealing from the unwary. His carefree existence does not last; cut short by a vigilant Peeler and leaving him with the prospect of prison until fate intervenes in the shape of a recruiting sergeant. The soldier offers him a new life in the army and having little choice the boy joins up. He makes new friends, learns new and useful skills, skills that become necessary for his survival when the regiment is posted to South Africa
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