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The Tank
Mr. Ducharme describes what it was like to drive a self-propelled artillery tank, and use the 105 gun.
Haunting Memories
Mr. Pitcairn discusses the sense of detachment he had from the immediate horrors of the battlefield, but having those memories haunt him in later years.
Gas Masks
Mr. Pitcairn discusses the risk of gas attacks and compares the original flannel gas mask to the newer, more effective charcoal box filtered mask.
The Value of Horses
Mr. Pitcairn describes the value of horses, both as work animals and as a food source for the Germans.
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.
Sixty eight answered roll call
Mr. Dunn reflects on the human cost of war, referencing his areas of action, and questions the deployment of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment to Gallipoli.
Aircrafts Colliding
Mr. McKerracher speaks about witnessing aircrafts colliding and the fear experienced during the Battle of Falaise.
I saw a body floating by.
Dr. Theal describes his D-Day arrival in France and joining his unit outside of Caen.
Wounded by Shrapnel
Mr. Young describes being wounded in Normandy and how doctors considered him a lucky man to have survived the encounter.
Carpiquet and Falaise
Mr. Raymond recounts the Battle of Carpiquet, France, where a dozen of his fellow soldiers were found hanged by the Germans, and the battle of Falaise, with Rommel’s Panzers.
The Spitfire
Mr. Fox discusses the landing technique, manoeuvrability, and armaments of the Spitfire fighter.
Prisoner of the Japanese
Ms. Cook talks about her friend and the rough time she had when she was captured in Hong Kong.
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