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Duties After Enlisting

Ms. MacNeil tells us the reasons why she joined the Canadian Army. She also describes where she worked and the duties she performed.

Casualties on Hill 355

Mr. MacBride speaks of capturing and holding Hill 355 for three days. He also speaks about the casualties they had during those 3 days.

Manchurian Fever

Mr. MacBride talks about a soldier that dies from Manchurian Fever and how he got it.

It’s about people

Mr. MacKenzie offers Remembrance Day reflections about lost friends, past service and the impact of his local Royal Canadian Legion.

Britain was a mess

Mr. MacKenzie discusses the value of so much aircraft training in Canada

They'd all be put on a truck

Mr. MacKenzie describes aircraft recovery on land and in the water.

They got caught in a terrible snowstorm

Mr. MacKenzie describes the four different aircraft used for training in Ontario and Quebec.

An 'A' crash was a shovel job

Mr. MacKenzie gives a general description of aircraft recovery.

Service on a old US commissioned Destroyer

Mr. Wight talks about transferring from his first corvette, to an old US First World War four-stacker destroyer that was given to the British Navy from the Americans.

His first ship

Mr. Wight talks about his first assignment to a ship in the British navy. He talks about how a sailor finds his new ship and the protocol to board the ship.

The trip overseas

The journey across the Atlantic took Mr. Wight nine days. He sailed aboard the troop ship Lady Rodney. It took less than 24 hours for Mr. Wight to realize what he had gotten himself in for, as he was exposed to his first air raid.

Why he joined

Mr. Wight, who was not quite 18 talks about the reasons of why he volunteered for service in the British Armed Forces.

Date modified:: 2019-02-19