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Limbers

Mr. Stevenson describes the mule driven limber, a wheeled vehicle used to transport artillery to and from the front. He describes a shelling incident and its impact on the mules

A solid line of horses

Mr. Stevenson describes a cavalry assault on a German emplacement at the Somme, with many casualties on both sides. He also describes the uncontested capture of a German troop train during the same foray.

Canal du Nord

Mr. Sully describes Canal du Nord in the Cambrai assault.

Seasick

Mr. Young describes the rough crossing from England to Le Havre, and going by train to the front.

Well trained men

Mr. Young describes the 46th Battalion earning the chocolate shoulder stripe for its superiority in all aspects of field training.

Kippers and rice

Mr. Young describes having good cooks and food at Camp Bramshott, despite one amusing breakfast incident.

Sealegs

Mr. Young describes his trip to Camp Liphook and being assigned to help collect AWOL’s from London.

I took over

Mr. Copp describes attacking and securing a position at Vimy Ridge and notes the heavy German death toll.

The shell went into my skull

Mr. Copp describes a reconnaissance mission during which he suffers a head wound from shrapnel. While convalescing in England, he is invited to Buckingham Palace where he is awarded the Military Cross by King George V.

In the mud

Mr. Copp describes the effects of fatigue depleting his Company’s ranks during a forced march to Mametz after five days in action at the Somme.

Shell through the roof

Mr. Copp gives us insight into the irony of war. He describes how he and his men safely advance to their objective amidst a shelling, only to lose men to a direct shell hit as they are transporting a wounded soldier to safety.

Minenwerfers

Mr. Copp describes an unexploded German shell landing in their field kitchen. Feeling his men are too exhausted, he removes the danger himself.

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