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  • When the Boys Came Home: The Blue Puttees After the Great War (2015)
  • 45 min | Documentary, History, War
When the Boys Came Home: The Blue Puttees After the Great War (2015)
45 min | Documentary, History, War

The first day of the Battle of the Somme sent hundreds of Newfoundland's famed Blue Puttees straight into the maw of machine gun fire that wiped out most of the regiment. Of more than 800 soldiers who went over the top that day, just 68 ...See moreThe first day of the Battle of the Somme sent hundreds of Newfoundland's famed Blue Puttees straight into the maw of machine gun fire that wiped out most of the regiment. Of more than 800 soldiers who went over the top that day, just 68 answered roll call the next morning. It was just one of the most horrific First World War campaigns that still haunt Canada's easternmost province. When the Boys Came Home asks the question: what happened to those young men who survived such carnage? See less
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Director
Michael Wert (a film by) (as Mike Wert)
Writer
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Chris Darlington (as Christopher Darlington)
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Updated Nov 11, 2015

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Mar 15, 2022 (Canada)

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Andy Jones
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