A moving wartime adventure about a boy and his donkey from the author of. Perfect for morpurgo Fans It's 1915 and British troops are about to sail to gallipoli. Billy is the youngest soldier in his platoon and is teased ...A moving wartime adventure about a boy and his donkey from the author of. Perfect for morpurgo Fans It's 1915 and British troops are about to sail to gallipoli. Billy is the youngest soldier in his platoon and is teased for not being old enough to drink or shave.