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Skipper on Landing Craft during Barge Duty
Mr. Nordlund speaks about his responsibility as skipper during barge duty on the landing craft and the injury he received while unloading the barge.
Tom, Dick and Harry
Mr. Jackson describes events leading up to the Great Escape, and Hitler’s retribution against the escapees.
We kept in touch from there on.
Mr. Jackson describes returning to England and marrying his former nurse.
Become Good Citizens
Mr. Jackson reflects on November 11th and stresses good citizenship to youth.
I saw a sub come up.
Mr. Joslin describes personally spotting and reporting a German submarine off the Irish coast while sailing to England, and how his vessel’s gunnery crew destroys the enemy intruder.
God, the machine gun bullets!
Mr. Joslin describes the action at Cambrai that saw the Canadian Highlanders decimated by German machine gunners. He describes being wounded in the hand and complications arising from having a finger amputated.
I knew a hundred bugle calls.
Mr. Joslin describes learning to play the bugle as a youth, purchasing his first army bugle, and concludes by describing his role as an army bugler.
That turned into the Legion.
Mr. Joslin describes how the Royal Canadian Legion came into being.
Contribution of WRENS (Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service) to armed services in Canada.
Margot Ligertwood discusses her look at the WRENS (Women’s Royal Canadian Naval) service and the contribution they made to the war effort in Canada.
We had a very nice trip over.
Mr. Manson describes arriving in Halifax, waiting to ship overseas, and having unusually good accommodations on the voyage to England.
Our section went to the Bull Ring.
Mr. Manson describes his training regimen at Whitley camp, and being deployed to France. He describes his good fortune to be attached to 2nd Brigade Headquarters.
Our Brigade went to Germany.
Mr. Manson describes the subdued reaction to the armistice, and describes then joining the Army of Occupation in Germany, and in particular interacting with the local civilians.
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