Army

Mr. Ott shares a heart-wrenching experience he had while on guard duty and how the guilt and responsibility remains with him today.

Mr. Brown describes the fact that runners were obligated to carry messages in battle regardless conditions or personal risk.

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.

Mr. Skeates describes the harshness of the front after joining the 46th Battalion, and describes the losses at Ypres.

Mr. Smith describes the influence of too much rum on his gun crew, and a brush with the military police.

Mr. Turner describes two incidents where his battery was shelled, the first with no injuries, the second with tragic consequences.

Mr. Cole recalls that for a long time, prisoners were tied and chained within the camp.

Mr. Stanley recalls his days as a POW.

Mr. Ryan makes the comparison of landing on Dieppe to being surrounded by 100 of your buddies only to be left standing alone 2 minutes later.

Mr. Walsh discusses why the Royal Regiment of Canada, with two other regiments, was selected to clear Dieppe based on the fact that it was decimated during the original Dieppe raid.