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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mr. Dickins describes getting his commission in the Royal Flying Corps and outlines the various aircraft which he flew.
Thousands of graves
Mr. Ganong describes a pilgrimage to France and being overwhelmed by the number of graves. He offers high praise to the War Graves Commission and expresses appreciation for a luncheon hosted by the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Humor kept us going
Mr. Ganong describes some of the humorous diversions which lessened the stress of the war: poetry, theatre, and ventriloquism.
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