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Shell through the roof

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

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

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

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

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.

It was always vees

It was always vees

Mr. Dickins describes formation flying, chain of command in the air, and difficulty maintaining a full complement of aircraft in a flight.

I had no room to manoeuvre

I had no room to manoeuvre

Mr. Dickins describes an incident wherein a piece of shrapnel disables his engine and he has to fly back to base “dead stick.”

Germans on his tail

Germans on his tail

Mr. Dickins describes the strengths and limitations of the German and British fighters, and the vulnerability of aircraft flying outside of a protected formation.

He was a bold fellow

He was a bold fellow

Mr. Dickins describes the DH-9's weapons, flying in formation and protecting other aircraft in a flight. Included is his description of shooting down a German Fokker D-7 fighter in a head-on confrontation.

Daylight bombing

Daylight bombing

Mr. Dickins describes the DH-9 bomber and its armaments, and the different types of bombing missions he flew.

The first plane I ever flew

The first plane I ever flew

Mr. Dickins describes getting his commission in the Royal Flying Corps and outlines the various aircraft which he flew.

I was throwing up blood

I was throwing up blood

Mr. Dunn describes his situation after being wounded; trying to stop his bleeding, being shot at by the Germans, trying and failing to crawl back to his lines through barbed wire, hallucinating about his mother and finally being hit in the chest by a shell fragment.

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