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Cost of Second World War. Remembrance.
Mr. Murray reflects on modern day Remembrance Day ceremonies and on the cost of the allied victory in the Second World War.
Army Commanders Course
As the end of the war nears, Mr. Murray is promoted to Major and sent to England to take a course designed for army commanders. He discovers it's not where he wants to be.
Minefields
Still in Italy, an attempt to clear a minefield results in bloodshed and death for several of Mr. Murray's troops.
Minefields
Mr. Murray speaks of the attempt to retreat from a mine field, and the tragic events that followed.
Hitler Line
Mr. Murray recalls a series of events as he led his troops during the push to break through the Hitler line.
Battle
Mr. Murray talks about the event that resulted in him shooting a young German soldier, and his life-long reaction to it.
Treating Severe Burns Victims
Ms. Moore describes her arrival at a Canadian Army Hospital in East Grimstead, England.
Dangerous Travel
In 1943, the hospital in Colchester, England where Ms. Moll was working prepared to make a major move. It was an eventful and dangerous voyage. The group eventually arrived in North Africa for a short stay in Algiers before going on briefly to Naples, Italy and eventually to Avellino as the push for Rome was beginning.
Dieppe Landing Patients
Ms. Moll thinks back to the Dieppe landing and the very large number of patients that sent to her hospital.
Hospital Area is Bombed
Ms. Moll was asked for her reaction to the first bombing of the area of the hospital at which she was stationed, near Birmingham, England. She also relates the story of her recollections of a German prisoner of war who was a patient at the hospital in Marsden Green.
Train Travel
Ms. Moll speaks of how she and other newly enlisted nursing sisters in Montreal travelled by train to Halifax, Nova Scotia on their way overseas.
Canada's Contribution to First World War
Mr. Mason expresses his strong feelings on the Canadian contribution to winning the First World War.
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