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Treating Field Marshall Montgomery
Ms. Smith-Adamson describes being the only nurse at her hospital denied an opportunity to see Field Marshall Montgomery during his visit to Germany. Ironically, his aircraft crashes and he arrives at her hospital for x-rays and a checkup. She is his nurse while he is there.
Russian POW's were miserably treated.
Mr. Gies discusses the relative treatment for British and Russian POWs, with the Russians faring far worse. He notes that the Russian camp saw many deaths by starvation and suicide.
Heavy losses at the front
Mr. Gies recalls arriving at the front line and remaining static for the first month. After a German breakthrough at the Somme, his unit is sent to help repel them. In the ensuing action, four-fifths of his unit are either killed or wounded.
The tone-deaf bugler
Mr. Babcock gives a humorous account of joining the bugle band despite being tone-deaf, and “going through the motions” without ever playing a note.
The Young Soldiers Battalion
Mr. Babcock describes being assigned to the Young Soldiers Battalion, and in particular a daily ration of eight hours of parade drill served by veteran NCO's and officers.
Basic training and the Ross rifle
Mr. Babcock retraces his training in Sydenham, Kingston and Val Cartier, and compares the Ross and Lee Infield rifles.
Millions of lice
Mr. Lapenskie describes the difficulty of eradicating lice from the seams of his uniform.
In Flanders Fields
Mr. Lapenskie painfully describes hearing of the loss of his best friend in a letter from home.
Barbed wire inspections
Mr. Stokes briefly describes nocturnal inspections of protective barbed wire for possible German sabotage.
Freedom For Our Country
Mr. MacDonell provides his view on how Canadians should preserve this wonderful culture and country that we live in and recounts how fortunate we are to be Canadian.
No Regrets, It was Worth It!!
Mr. MacDonell provides a great perspective in respect to all that he went through in the military.
Canadian Government Was Good To Us
Mr. MacDonell expresses his appreciation of the treatment provided by the Canadian government after returning home.
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