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Canada's WWI boy soldiers : the story of the Young Soldiers' Battalion by Dan Black; Roméo Dallaire; John Boileau is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured or suffered psychological wounds. Many died. This is the first book to tell their story.</p><p>Some boys joined up to escape unhappy homes and workplaces. Others went with their parents' blessing, c
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- Author
- Dan Black; Roméo Dallaire; John Boileau
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781459405417
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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