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V2 Bomb Attacks

Ms. Sloan describes the devastation in Antwerp when V2 bombs hit the city.

Medical Wards

Ms. Sloan describes in detail the structure and setup for each medical ward required in the army camp.

Hospital Logistics

Ms. Sloan describes the logistics and organization of setting up a 600 bed hospital and camp with the billions of tons of equipment required.

Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Ms. Sloan recalls how the nursing sisters dealt with a severe scarlet fever outbreak amongst the soldiers.

Soldiers Dying

Mr. Greaves expresses the shock he felt listening to a soldier being told that his brother died while out on night patrol.

Unwelcome in Italy

Mr. Greaves speaks about how unwelcome he felt amongst the Italian people.

Canadian Winters

Mr. Greaves speaks about the unbearable cold and how he found it difficult to become accustomed to the winter conditions in Canada while training for military service.

Changement de carrière

Un accident contraint M. Garceau à des tâches administratives.

Small World

Mr. Jones describes the coincidental fact that the husband of a young girl he liberated in Holland during the Second World War now has the contract to maintain his property.

Thoughts on Racism

Mr. Jones compares the racism he experienced in civilian Montreal to the equality and sense of worth he felt as a soldier.

First Battlefield Experience

Mr. Jones describes the traumatic experience of recovering a dead Canadian soldier during his first day in action in France.

Losing Friends

Bud Jones was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was a good boxer and very athletic, becoming a PT instructor before his deployment to Europe in the Second World War. He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment, whose responsibility it was to eliminate German V2 rocket launching sites along the European side of the English Channel. He would see service in France, Belgium and Holland. Following his war service, Mr. Jones enlisted in the regular forces, becoming a career soldier. During that time, he served in Germany and Japan in addition to his service in Canada.

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