This is true of nearly any war. If you are from the upper crust, you will at least be an officer.
In WWII, many rich Americans worked in the Pentagon, or the intelligence services, or in logistics.
“In WWII, many rich Americans worked in the Pentagon, or the intelligence services, or in logistics.”
It happens now. And it was true of the American elite from the beginning. But it wasn’t always this way for the Anglosphere.
There are numerous WW1 memorials at Eton to honor the 1,158 students and teachers who died in WW1..
https://collections.etoncollege.com/past-exhibition/in-memoriam-great-war-remembrance-at-eton/