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An American Boy's Baptism of Fire
A twenty two year old Bouton boy recalls fourteen months with British forces in France as dragoon guardsman dispatch rider and motor car driver. He details the bombardment of Ypres, lifesaving escapes through the burning city, the brutal wreckage of a major officer’s car, a perilous canal pass, and a spy hunt that ends with a German captured by police.
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Bouton Boy
France
Ypres
Potiize
Villase
Vianiertliche
Viamertinghe
Robinson
Podifro
Northing
Tim
Wille
Ome
Mitskirte
Nolee
Ken
Kiventinghe
Kiverdinghe
Riverdinghe
Elventinghe
Det
Wwe
Hito
Aud the Difewr
Bis
Antil
Bin
Tls
Mme
Gina Himelf
Ta Ds
Fellows
Lma
Potlyre
Misehap