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Seasick
Mr. Young describes the rough crossing from England to Le Havre, and going by train to the front.
Well trained men
Mr. Young describes the 46th Battalion earning the chocolate shoulder stripe for its superiority in all aspects of field training.
Kippers and rice
Mr. Young describes having good cooks and food at Camp Bramshott, despite one amusing breakfast incident.
Sealegs
Mr. Young describes his trip to Camp Liphook and being assigned to help collect AWOL’s from London.
My steel helmet saved me
Mr. Turner describes the role of his pocket knife and helmet in saving his life.
You never know your luck
Mr. Turner discusses the fatalism that crept into the soldiers’ conversations, and gives a couple examples of predictions of death coming true
First leave
Mr. Turner describes his first leave in England and his trip to Edinburgh, a preferred location for Canadians on leave.
It knocked us over
Mr. Turner describes two incidents where his battery was shelled, the first with no injuries, the second with tragic consequences.
Gunners chained to the gun
Mr. Huckerby describes advancing on the Germans, taking prisoners and securing a German machine gun position. He also discusses the vulnerability he felt there.
We pushed them back
Mr. Huckerby describes the 46th Battalion’s assault on the Germans at Amiens, and driving them back to a chalk pit.
They used gas on us
Mr. Huckerby describes having to wade through four feet (over a metre) of water in the trenches, and being gassed during a night raid.
My first trip into the line
Mr. Huckerby describes his first night in action; being attacked from behind by Canadian artillery fired by Germans who had captured their support positions.
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