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Dangerous Night Patrols
Night patrols were essential operations but were always dangerous. Mr. Nickerson describes his first experiences on a night wire-laying patrol.
Weather On The Front Line
Life on the front line became almost routine for awhile. But the weather conditions were, by times, cold, snowy and windy.
Night Attack!
Mr. Nickerson describes his first encounter with the enemy - a night attack!
At The Front
The PPCLI arrive at the front line, just north of the city of Seoul. Mr. Nickerson recalls the gruesome sight that greeted them.
Korea Bound
In November 1950, Mr. Nickerson's PPCLI Battalion sailed for Korea. It was an uncomfortable crossing.
Basic Training And Underage
In basic training in Calgary at the age of 16 years, Mr. Nickerson remembers the others who were in training with him as well as their non-commissioned officers and instructors.
His Thoughts About The Government of Canada That Sent Them
Unlike his feelings about the Japanese people, Mr. Routledge expresses disappointment with the Canadian Government of the time that sent the troops to Hong Kong.
His Thoughts About The People Of Japan
Most people, given the experiences of Canadian prisoners-of-war in Japan, would have predictable and understandable feelings about the Japanese people of that time - and of today. Most people - but not everyone, including Mr. Routledge.
Dealing With The Experience
Mr. Routledge made what some may feel were surprising decisions for his life in an effort to put the prison camp experiences behind him. He also expresses his deep feelings that Canadians need to understand what he and his comrades experienced in Hong Kong.
Reunion With The Family
Home at last...alive!
The Return To Allied Care
Freedom from the nightmare of Japanese captivity comes as the prisoners-of-war are formally handed over to the British.
It’s Finally Over!
The war ends with Mr. Routledge and his comrades at Canton prison. He explains how they guessed the war had ended, days before they were told.
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