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Surviving The Crash
Mr. Tarling describes the Wellington crash and his escape.
Recovery process
Mr. Tarling describes his injuries
Trying to Save My Hand
Mr. Tarling recalls when Dr. Tilley saves his hand using skin graft from his own body.
Dr. Tilley, a Wonderful Man!
Mr. Tarling expresses his respect and admiration for Dr. Tilley in saving his hand and leg.
Value Of Being Walked By Nurses
Mr. Tarling recalls the consistency in care by the nurses in getting him to walk.
Finally Going Home!
Mr. Tarling speaks about his journey back to Canada and the apprehension about seeing his fiancée.
Physical and mental preparation
Ms. Drean discusses having to participate in regular parade drill as physical preparation for deployment, and despite having had no hands on contact with the war wounded as yet, feeling ready to do her job well.
The Field Surgical Unit at Saint-Omer
Ms. Drean describes the role of the Field Surgical Unit in Saint-Omer, France, its staffing complement, and what her specific duties were.
Dutch charity and a revelation
Ms. Drean describes being billeted with a Dutch family and always finding a glass of wine in her room after a long day's work. Her host family then shows her a secret room used to shelter escaping airmen who had been shot down.
Pigeonholing
Ms. Drean describes how she had been taught a technique at nursing school to deal with the stresses of nursing, called pigeonholing. This technique taught her to compartmentalize her thoughts so that she could forget the stresses of nursing while on her free time.
Dutch retribution
Ms. Drean describes seeing, while in Barneveld, Dutch collaborators being marched off to what she felt was to be their execution. She also talks about having female collaborators, whose heads had been shaved, as assistants, and expresses some empathy for these young women.
Roles and Responsibilities
Mr. Floyd explains his role as F&E Clerk, (Furnitures and Effects) In-Canada service, before going overseas.
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