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Diphtheria
Mr. MacLean explains how a diphtheria vaccination saved his life, and how a friend of his wasn’t so lucky.
No Work Tomorrow - Going Home
Mr. MacLean describes being liberated from Niigata.
Vimy Ridge
Mr. O’Loan speaks about his experience visiting Vimy Ridge for the first time.
Concentration Camps
Mr. O’Loan speaks about visiting Dachau Concentration Camp.
Helicopter procedure
Mr. O’Loan speaks about a scary procedure used by helicopters to safely land when their engines have cut out.
Teamwork
Mr. O’Loan speaks about teamwork and why it is so crucial.
Basic Training
Ms. Spence talks about being home sick while doing basic training and how it helped her in everyday life.
One Volunteer Worth Twenty Conscripts
Mr. Forsyth recalls a Veteran who had been wounded at Vimy in the First World War, signing up for the Second World War and passing the registration medical at roughly the same time as himself.
Outnumbered and Out Armed
Mr. Forsyth recalls the day Japan attacked Hong Kong: being vastly outnumbered and having faulty munitions.
Under Attack
Mr. Forsyth remembers the time from which the Japanese overran the mainland colony and reached the island, until shortly before surrendering to the Japanese.
Surrender
Mr. Forsyth recalls stacking their rifles in surrender, and the fate of one soldier who didn’t fall in fast enough.
Scant Rations and Hard Labour
Mr. Forsyth recalls the labour they were expected to perform while on meagre rations at Sham Shui Po POW camp, and the disease and ailments which resulted.
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