The Somme – Roles Reversed
Heroes Remember
The Somme – Roles Reversed
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Description
Mr. Boyce discusses the Battle of the Somme as being the point where the Allies switched from defensive to offensive strategies.
Harry Boyce
Harry Boyce was born in Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island on September 4, 1893. After moving to Regina to work as an architect, he returned to P.E.I. to enlist with the 8th Canadian Siege Battery. He trained in Charlottetown then went overseas and continued his training at Aldershot, England, where he specialized on the 8-inch siege gun, which fired a 200 pound shell. In the autumn of 1915 he was sent to France and served during the Somme, Vimy Ridge and Le Preol. He was gassed and repatriated to Canada.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 0:38
- Person Interviewed:
- Harry Boyce
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Battle/Campaign:
- Somme
- Branch:
- Army
- Rank:
- Warrant Officer
- Occupation:
- Sergeant
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