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Mr. Conrad describes the fatal wounding of a fellow signaler in the forward trench at Vimy Ridge.
Armistice is signed
Mr. Conrad describes the disappointment of not being with his unit on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, but making up for it by celebrating in London.
Fighting for the old country
Mr. Ellis discusses the demographics of enlistment in Canada, and gives his personal reasons for enlisting.
Barbed wire entanglements
Mr. Ellis describes the barbed wire detail in which he’s wounded through the knee, and the self-inflicted wound protocol followed by his officer.
Looking for the water wagon
Mr. Ellis describes the general shortage of water at the front, and the consequences of drinking water contaminated by dead bodies.
Several star shells went up
Mr. Ellis describes how his night patrol is exposed by German veri-lites, standing stock still to avoid detection, and the eerie sight presented by one of his patrol members.
Seconded to different units
Mr. Ellis describes how bicycles enhanced the mobility of his support battalion, and describes biking to Vimy to visit his father.
A camp called Happy Valley
Mr. Ellis describes the wide variety of training he took and instruction he gave at Happy Valley Camp in England, including an amusing story about explosives training.
Head for the dressing station
Mr. Featherstone describes being wounded in the head by a bomb fragment, and his three day trip to the hospital in a horse ambulance and lorry.
Alberta Huts
Mr. Featherstone describes going from the mundane tasks of laying barbed wire and patrols, to his specialty, sniping.
Trench protocol
Mr. Featherstone describes the level of vigilance necessary in trench life. He also discusses reconnaissance and its dangers, as well as guard duty.
Rats in the trenches
Mr. Featherstone describes a couple of pests which plagued the soldiers in France; lice and rats.
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