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Cliffs of Dover
Prior to D-Day, Mr. Smith's Battery, stationed near Dover, received excellent rations in a ruse to trick the Germans into believing they were an assault regiment and distract them from the real one.
Crossing the Tidal Estuary
Mr. Smith and four others from the 4th Brigade were selected, to develop a system for crossing tidal estuaries along the coast of France.
Anticipating a German invasion
Mr. Smith recalls how a nearby farmer required the regiments help, milking cows and the kindness he repaid them with.
Value of History
Mr. Smith reflects on how he feels. He was lucky to have been wounded, for if he hadn't have been, he would likely have been killed. He gives his thoughts on the value of history.
Shell-Shocked Patients
Mr. Smith has trouble sleeping in the hospital due to the screaming of shell-shocked officers until a move to another room. Mr. Smith further tells of his acquaintances from back home in Canada, who are also in the hospital.
Grenade!
Mr. Smith discusses the various types of shelling and weapons used by the Germans and one instance in which, luckily, an egg grenade thrown at him was ineffective.
Verrière Ridge
Mr. Smith talks about moving up toward the Verrière Ridge. German planes were dropping flares and anti-personnel bombs.
Fatigue and accepting your fate
Mr. Blackburn talks about fatigue and accepting your fate when in action.
Difficulty for wives and mothers when their sons went overseas
Mr. Blackburn talks about how difficult it was for wives and mothers back in Canada when their sons and husbands were overseas.
Young Canadian’s Ignorance of their own history.
Mr. Blackburn talks of his concern about young Canadians’ ignorance of their own history.
Tough days
Mr. Blackburn talks about how tough it was being in their first gun position, with dead bodies scattered around them, some of which had been there for a month. They are then moved into a very vulnerable position in full view of the enemy.
Verriere Ridge
Mr. Smith talks about how he was wounded on the Verriere Ridge.
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