Theodore Botrel, French singer-songwriter mb-code IX003104 'was caught above London Bridge

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Theodore Botrel, French singer-songwriter mb-code IX003104 'was caught above London BridgeTheodore Botrel, French singer songwriter, 1911. Botrel (1868 1925) was well known for his popular songs about his native Brittany. During the First World War he became France's official 'Bard of the Armies'. He had attempted to join the French and Belgian armies to fight but was rejected from both because of his age. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850 1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris