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A camp called Happy Valley

A camp called Happy Valley

Mr. Ellis describes the wide variety of training he took and instruction he gave at Happy Valley Camp in England, including an amusing story about explosives training.

Head for the dressing station

Head for the dressing station

Mr. Featherstone describes being wounded in the head by a bomb fragment, and his three day trip to the hospital in a horse ambulance and lorry.

Alberta Huts

Alberta Huts

Mr. Featherstone describes going from the mundane tasks of laying barbed wire and patrols, to his specialty, sniping.

Trench protocol

Trench protocol

Mr. Featherstone describes the level of vigilance necessary in trench life. He also discusses reconnaissance and its dangers, as well as guard duty.

Rats in the trenches

Rats in the trenches

Mr. Featherstone describes a couple of pests which plagued the soldiers in France; lice and rats.

Marksmen scores

Marksmen scores

Mr. Featherstone describes the success of Canadian marksmen in shooting competitions while at Bramshott. He relates how he had taught himself to shoot a rifle.

Everything stopped

Everything stopped

Mr. Gleason describes the lack of celebration when the armistice took effect, and how his war experience later resulted in nightmares.

Missing rations

Missing rations

Mr. Gleason describes the fact rations intended for the soldiers were sometimes sold, resulting in unnecessary hunger among the troops. He complains to his officer, resulting in a unexpectedly positive outcome.

They’d break your leg

They’d break your leg

Mr. Gleason discusses the challenges of moving supplies, in particular moving mule teams over pontoon bridges, and driving trucks at night in total blackout conditions.

He put me in charge

He put me in charge

Mr. Gleason describes escaping a dangerous situation with his ammunition supply team, and a dangerous yet amusing situation arising from a girlfriend’s photo.

We hoofed it all the way

We hoofed it all the way

Mr. Gleason describes moving from Arras to Amiens on foot.. He has an interesting take on the army’s definition of “non-essential kit.”

Digging trenches

Digging trenches

Mr. Gleason describes the long hours and drudgery of digging trenches which were sometimes never used.

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