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It knocked us over
Mr. Turner describes two incidents where his battery was shelled, the first with no injuries, the second with tragic consequences.
Rum surplus
Mr. Smith describes the influence of too much rum on his gun crew, and a brush with the military police.
Only 75 of them came out
Mr. Skeates describes the harshness of the front after joining the 46th Battalion, and describes the losses at Ypres.
Kilts Were Dreadful
Mr. Henley describes two major issues with kilts. The first was that lice thrived in a kilt's seams, and the second was that mud froze to a kilts tail, thus badly chafing its wearer's legs.
Runner at Passchendaele
Mr. Brown describes the fact that runners were obligated to carry messages in battle regardless conditions or personal risk.
Passchendaele
Narration on archival images that evoke the Battle of Passchendaele during the First World War.
Holding the front near Vimy
Mr. Ganong gives a brief description of his service in Europe with emphasis on Vimy. In particular, he discusses the weather and the barrage preceding the Vimy assault.
Civilians suffer the most
Mr. Ganong reflects on the enemy soldier, civilians displaced and killed during warfare, and expresses his contempt for warmongers.
Helped by a German doctor
Mr. Ganong talks about being aware of the poorer conditions prior to his time in service, and describes the experience of a wounded friend captured by the Germans.
Humor kept us going
Mr. Ganong describes some of the humorous diversions which lessened the stress of the war: poetry, theatre, and ventriloquism.
Thousands of graves
Mr. Ganong describes a pilgrimage to France and being overwhelmed by the number of graves. He offers high praise to the War Graves Commission and expresses appreciation for a luncheon hosted by the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
We took their trenches
Mr. Dunn describes his unit’s arrival in the Dardanelles and the many inconveniences and obstacles faced by the troops.
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