Life in the Trenches
Heroes Remember
Life in the Trenches
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Description
Mr. Routhier describes conditions they encountered in France referring to the clay ground they encountered while digging trenches.
Harry Routhier
Harry Routhier was born December 6, 1899 in Chelsea, Quebec. He is the third of five children. His father was a steam engineer and his grandfather served in Parliament and wrote the words to "O Canada". He attended school in Phoenix and Mission Junction, British Columbia. He worked on a farm in the Prairies, never finishing school. Lying about his age, Mr. Routhier joined the army at the age of sixteen. After his training in Regina, he joined the 217th Battalion and was later transferred to the 46th Battalion. Mr. Routhier was an active participant in the Battle of Amiens, France in August, 1918. After the war, he worked as a lumberjack, and later resided in Langley, British Columbia.
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- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 01:11
- Person Interviewed:
- Harry Routhier
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Location/Theatre:
- France
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