Canadian WW1 Graffiti in 'Maison Blanche'

This presentation tells the story of the research into the graffiti carved by First World War Canadian soldiers who sheltered in a recently discovered, ancient underground quarry.

During the First World War, these tunnels had been a refuge for thousands of Canadian and British troops. After clearing out the rubble of the last hundred years, a group entered the tunnel system to find it had hardly changed since the end of the war. It was in effect a historic time-capsule.

The first people to enter the tunnels found inscribed on walls carvings and writings of hundreds of soldiers who passed through the passages all those decades ago.