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Daily Routine as a G Wagon Turret Gunner
Corporal Kerr provides detail of his roles and responsibility while on duty as gunner.
Minesweeping
Mr. Andrews describes the technique used to sever mine cables and the dangers involved. He goes on to describe how the floated mines were detonated either by rifle or cannon fire.
Convoy Service
Mr. Andrews discusses the value of the Royal Navy in shepherding convoys in British waters against the threat of German submarines.
Sank in Two Minutes
Mr. Andrews describes being in a convoy aboard HMS Loch Maree and, for the first time, seeing a ship sink. He transfers to the minesweeper HMS John Barry, and two days later the Loch Maree is lost with all hands.
Twelve Pounder Gun
Mr. Andrews describes training on the Twelve Pounder naval cannon, and his crew mates very close call while on target practice.
Underage Enlisting
Mr. Andrews describes his enlistment and how his physical maturity outweighed his being under aged. His training starts badly when he becomes ill in St. John's.
Nothing but Stumps
Mr. Boyd describes being aboard SS Grampian in Bedford Basin, and witnessing the devastation caused by the Halifax explosion.
Speaking to School Children
Mr. Dingwell discusses the curiosity of school children about the war, and his pleasure at being invited to tell his story at local schools.
New Clothes for the Homecoming
Mr. Dingwell describes being outfitted in a flashy new suit for the voyage back to Newfoundland, but waiting until his arrival home to wear it.
Getting to Naples
Mr. Dingwell describes his voyage from England to Naples, Italy aboard HMS Duchess of Bedford.
Civilians Suffered
Mr. Dingwell describes the plight of civilians who become the victims of armed conflict, and in particular talks about infant children who are commemorated on a “wall of pictures” which he sees on a later pilgrimage.
Training in England
Mr. Dingwell describes training as a truck driver with the 166th Battalion after his arrival in England.
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