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Guarding Internees
Mr. Atkinson describes doing guard duty at an internment camp for German and Italian detainees while posted to Jamaica. .
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.
The Hills of Italy
During the cold winters in Italy they kept warm at night.
Alone With His Truck
Arriving off the barge with his truck in Sicily, Mr. Hislop tells a story of his first encounter.
Heading Overseas
Mr. Hislop talks about a close call on a convoy heading overseas from Halifax.
Training in Canada
Mr. Hislop talks about training before going overseas.
A Murder at the Hospital
Mr. Champoux describes that while he was in the hospital recuperating, a German soldier was murdered for bragging about killing Canadians.
Before, On and After VE-Day
Mr. Champoux describes how he developed a friendship with a family in a village about 30 minutes away from the hospital where he was recuperating. He also describes how he and the villagers partied on VE-Day and how he decided to go work for the Canadian Mint instead of taking leave.
Recovering
Mr. Champoux describes where they sent him after he became wounded, why they did not send him home immediately and how he recovered.
A Rare Find: The Tallest German Soldier
Mr. Champoux describes that after the allied bombing of Calais, they found the tallest soldier of all the German Army among the prisoners.
Wounded Because of a Numb Leg
Mr. Champoux describes how he got wounded when he got up from a trench to stretch his legs.
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