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His first ship
Mr. Wight talks about his first assignment to a ship in the British navy. He talks about how a sailor finds his new ship and the protocol to board the ship.
Service on a old US commissioned Destroyer
Mr. Wight talks about transferring from his first corvette, to an old US First World War four-stacker destroyer that was given to the British Navy from the Americans.
An 'A' crash was a shovel job
Mr. MacKenzie gives a general description of aircraft recovery.
Attacked By the Navy
Mr. Thomarat describes an unfortunate altercation with the navy
Turbulence
Mr. Thomarat talks about turbulence and the danger involved in low flying.
Hudson Bay Parcels
Mr. Thomarat talks about the care packages that the soldiers received from the Hudson Bay Company.
He was crying, scared to death!
Mr. Savage describes the circumstances of his being wounded during a barrage at Albert, and being treated in the Casualty Clearing Station.
Escaping under the barbed wire.
Mr. Savage describes his barbed wire repair crew coming under machine gun attack, and his efforts to get his crew back to the safety of their trench.
Camouflage lessons came in handy
Mr. Savage reminisces about his First World War experience and his encounter with a Second World War returnee whom he had trained for battle.
Basic Training
Mr. Schreyer talks about his experience in basic training as a new recruit and the discipline he had to learn.
Artillery attack on German Soldiers
Mr. Schreyer talks about his first face to face encounter with German soldiers who he had to transport to POW centres after a fierce artillery barrage in Germany.
Living conditions on the hill.
Mr. Schreyer describes bunker conditions on the hill and about the rules that were adhered to regarding passwords and “no go” areas on the hill.
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