Why Do Fans Think Harry Styles Served in the Military? Rumors Explained

Harry Styles had his first style of popularity in 2010, when he seemed on 'The X Factor.' So, why do fans think he served in the military?

Leila Kozma - Author

In 2016, singer-songwriter Harry Styles landed one in every of his first acting roles — in Christopher Nolan's Academy Award-winning war-action film, Dunkirk. 

In the movie, the former One Direction member performed Alex, one among the infantrymen who heroically fights his way thru the inhuman stipulations with the hope of returning to his home country of England. 

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Years later, pictures from his time on set have resurfaced and some fans are convinced that Harry if truth be told served in the military between OD world excursions.

Harry Styles's great-grandfather is the one who served in the military.

Harry is understood for his philanthropic efforts, supporting campaigns corresponding to Treat People with Kindness publicly, however do not expect to peer any sort of military enjoy on his resume. 

The nationwide service in the U.Okay. was abolished in the 1960s. Born in 1994, Harry wasn't obligated to sign up in the military. He had his first style of repute at the age of sixteen when One Direction was once formed on the British fact show, The X Factor, in 2010. 

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By the late 2010s, Harry cemented himself as a number one determine in the track business — and it is highly not going that he would have had the time to sign up in the military. 

However, Harry's great-grandfather, Elijah Daniels, did fight in WWI. According to a prior article by way of The Irish Times, he served as a non-public in the 4th Batallion, Bedfordshire Regiment, earlier than he was once wounded at the Battle of Arras in 1917. 

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Source: Twitter

Harry was once despatched to a conflict boot camp in preparation for his role in Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk.'

To get ready for his role in Dunkirk, Harry agreed to spend some time on an outdated Royal Navy ship with no running water, electricity, or web. The singer wasn't combating the forces of nature on his own, then again. 

As a previous article through The Sun finds, the warfare boot camp was once obligatory for the whole cast and staff — including Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh.

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"Harry is used to living the life of luxury so this will be a very interesting experience. [...] He knows this boot camp at sea is a big part of the job and is keen to get stuck in," an insider told the outlet at the time. 

"But this will be tough and producers are trying to make life on board as realistic as possible," the insider added. 

Source: Twitter

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Most fans did not know what to make of the bizarre rumor about Harry's time in the military. 

"People are literally debating on Twitter if Harry Styles served in the military and stans are posting pictures of him from the movie Dunkirk... I'm dead," wrote one person sooner than another added, "How was Harry Styles in the military if he was in a band" \

A 3rd chimed in, "That Twitter thread of ppl convincing that old white person that Harry Styles served in the military sends me."

So, there you may have it. It is just a rumor that Harry served in the military, but he does look good in the uniform!

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