The Somme – Roles Reversed
Heroes Remember
Transcript
The Battle of the Somme you see,
it was back and forth. It was, it wasn't,
it was really a decisive battle as far as we
were concerned because the Germans,
ever after the Battle of the Somme
they were on the defensive and before that
we were on the defensive and they were
on the offensive, but the Battle of the Somme
just reversed the situation as it were.
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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