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Treating Field Marshall Montgomery
Ms. Smith-Adamson describes being the only nurse at her hospital denied an opportunity to see Field Marshall Montgomery during his visit to Germany. Ironically, his aircraft crashes and he arrives at her hospital for x-rays and a checkup. She is his nurse while he is there.
A Social Worker in the Air Force
Mr. Jacobs speaks about his responsibility as a social worker in the military while working in British Columbia.
Excess supply of rice
Mr. Butterworth describes how innovative thinking eased the food shortages, which were sometimes experienced by the soldiers.
We had lots of hardware
Mr. Butterworth describes the use of hand grenades and Stokes concussion shells.
I participated in many raids
Mr. Butterworth describes the procedure used to safely capture enemy soldiers during night raids on enemy outposts.
Searching for my brother
Mr. Butterworth describes sneaking onto the battlefield at night in search of his brother who was rumoured to have been killed, but eventually finding him safe in camp.
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.
He fell dead at my feet
Mr. Copp describes one deadly day in the trenches: a soldier killed by a sniper, another by shrapnel, a corporal going crazy from shell shock, and two of his men killed by a direct artillery hit.
Hellfire Corner
Mr. Copp describes his platoon’s first experience in action, being shelled, and describes his efforts to care for five resulting casualties.
Forced march to Ypres
Mr. Copp describes carrying the kit for two of his men (plus his own) who would have been too exhausted to otherwise proceed on the forced march to Ypres.
All hell broke loose
Mr. Butterworth describes a raid at the M and N Line at Ypres, and the loss of a beloved sergeant.
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