Old Enough to Fight: Canada's Boy Soldiers in the First World War Compass When the passage of the

When the passage of the Abolition of Slavery Act

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begins her journey with a somewhat disparaging view of small-town “fake Chinese” food

and Black settlement in the prairie provinces

and later Le Couteur travelled through New York State on his way back to England

Old Enough to Fight: Canada's Boy Soldiers in the First World War Compass When the passage of theBetween 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. Some boys joined up to escape unhappy homes and workplaces. Others