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They Didn’t Realize the Dangers.
Mr. Ford describes his decision to enlist and its impact on his parents.
I thought it was a great thing!
Mr. Sutherland describes being advised by his sergeant to shoot less accurately lest he be chosen for sniper duty; all snipers were hated and executed if captured.
That was a long trip smelling that.
Mr. Sutherland describes being forced at bayonet point to board a reeking troop ship which had been a cattle boat, a lengthy voyage to England, and being fired on by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.
Camouflage lessons came in handy
Mr. Savage reminisces about his First World War experience and his encounter with a Second World War returnee whom he had trained for battle.
Escaping under the barbed wire.
Mr. Savage describes his barbed wire repair crew coming under machine gun attack, and his efforts to get his crew back to the safety of their trench.
He was crying, scared to death!
Mr. Savage describes the circumstances of his being wounded during a barrage at Albert, and being treated in the Casualty Clearing Station.
The shell had torn his hip away.
Mr. Copp describes taking Regina Trench, including the loss of a close friend. In poignant detail he describes sending his friend’s mother a letter containing her son’s ring.
Return to Civilian Life
Mr. Stevenson tells of his reaction as the war ended and of his journey home to Canada and Prince Edward Island.
Mine Sweeping
Mr. Stevenson describes the process of mine-sweeping aboard the vessel on which he served. He remembers watching a large ship loaded with lumber torpedoed by a German submarine.
Enlisting in Navy
Mr. Stevenson describes the train ride from his Prince Edward Island farm home to Charlottetown, where he went to enlist in the army. He recalls the other young men he met on the train and how they convinced him to sign up with them for the navy instead. Following some basic training, he's sent overseas, telling of his reaction when he saw British ships coming to meet the vessel he was on as it approached England.
Message to Youth
Mr. Spear is asked what he would say to young Canadians of today.
German Surrender
Mr. Spear recalls the surrender of the German Army near Mons, Belgium in 1918. He also tells of his participation in the army of occupation in Germany following the signing of the Armistice.
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