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Captive balloons shot down
Mr. Bourne describes an attack by a German fighter which destroys three observation balloons, and then attacks a machine gun position. Ironically, the German is shot down by Allied triplanes returning from a similar raid behind German lines.
That damn old Ross rifle
Mr. Bourne describes the camps he was in in Southern England, Bramshott and Shorncliffe, where he learned to shoot using the Ross rifle.
German bombers
Mr. Bourne describes his role in moving supplies from behind the lines to forward positions for dispersal. He describes the risk of being bombed, as well as being armed for infantry combat.
We lost two boys overboard
Mr. Bourne describes the trip from Halifax to Great Britain in a small convoy, losing two men in rough weather, and doing extra bugling duty since he wasn’t seasick.
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