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Sickness And Death

Sickness And Death

Mr Lynch tells of the death toll and the sickness such as dysentery and malaria.that inflicted the soldiers.

G-String

G-String

Mr Lynch talks about the clothes they wore while they were under capture in Hong Kong.

Captured

Captured

Mr Lynch tells about waiting to be taken prisoner and being mistaken for British.

Word Of Surrender

Word Of Surrender

Mr Lynch tells about the day he got word of the pending surrender and how he felt about it.

Arriving in Hong Kong

Arriving in Hong Kong

Mr Lynch talks about arriving in Hong Kong and where he was located after the Japanese attacked.

Relying on instinct

Relying on instinct

Mr Smith tells the story of a close call two days before the war ended.

Hold your position men

Hold your position men

Mr Smith tells us about the time German tanks were creatively hidden.

Pushing your luck

Pushing your luck

During a fight, taking a direct hit was one way of getting out of a bad situation.

Armored division

Armored division

Mr. Smith describes how they were tasked with finding other roads and trails to get to places to avoid mines, and some of the ways they detected mines.

Carpiquet airport

Carpiquet airport

Mr. Smith talks about the importance of taking the airport at Carpiquet, France.

Mine Sweeping

Mine Sweeping

Mr. Smith talks about the mine sweeping they did on Juno beach.

Juno Beach

Juno Beach

Mr. Smith explains that during the first days of the invasion he waited at sea for his chance to arrive.

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