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Second World War

Mr. Routhier describes his activities in Canada during the Second World War. He talks about the lumber camp he operated which provided spruce for the construction of aircraft.

Post-war Employment

Mr. Routhier describes his post-war employment. He found a job working in the woods and that's where he stayed.

Wound Stripes

Mr. Routhier describes the significance of a wound stripe.

Shellfire

Mr. Routhier describes shellfire - including Whizz Bangs.

Trenches

Mr. Routhier describes life in the trenches - the rats, lice and skunk holes.

Life in the Trenches

Mr. Routhier describes conditions they encountered in France referring to the clay ground they encountered while digging trenches.

Grandfather

Mr. Routhier recounts that his grandfather wrote the words to 'O Canada.'

D-Day Duty

Through a series of re-locations, by early 1944, Mr. McLean has been reunited with his landing craft, which had been brought from Iran to Scotland where they were refitted and made ready for the D-Day landing, Operation Overload. When crews and crafts were ready, they were moved to Southampton, England to await the order to sail. That order came on the evening of June 5, 1944, for the D-Day landing on the coast of France the following day. The weather was not good as the hundreds of ships crossed the English Channel.

Leaving War Behind

Mr. Danson describes the strong bonds between the men of the Infantry Regiment. As well, he mentions how he left the war behind and moved on with his life.

Preparing for Italy

Mr. McLean, now in Iran, has spent time becoming familiar with the engine room of his new vessel. He's soon on his way to a new assignment.

A Change of Location

Back in Tunisia, the crews of the landing crafts wait for their next assignment. Mr. McLean is anxious to be doing something constructive and offers his services elsewhere.

The Sicily Landing

It's July, 1943 and the flotilla of landing craft is on the move expecting to see action soon, but not sure where. They were soon on their way to Sicily with each landing craft carrying 150 soldiers to the beach.

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