Guarding a Tank in No Man's Land
Heroes Remember
Guarding a Tank in No Man's Land
Transcript
The next place we were taken, the 5th Div. came up to take
Pescara and we went in to support the Cape Breton Highlanders.
As we moved up through the PPCLI line, we hit a mine
and lost our, what would it be, our left track, the bogey on the
left side was blown off. Anyway, the whole thing worked out
to that we were left stranded about a quarter of a mile ahead of
the holding line of the PPCLI and we spent three days in No Man's
in No Man's Land, guarding our tank.
Interviewer: Were you under direct observation
of the enemy at that time?
More or less.
Interviewer: Did they at any time bring down artillery
or even mortar fire on you?
Yes, and they had also tried to send a patrol in to destroy
the tank, but we were able to fight them off.
Description
Mr. Dowie describes guarding a tank for three days in No Man's Land.
Vernon Dowie
Mr. Dowie was born in Montreal on August 9, 1920. His father was from Jamaica and was a medical doctor who trained in Cambridge, England. His father did not have a medical licence in Canada and thus worked at a variety of jobs including painting and as a railway porter. Mr. Dowie joined the Three Rivers Regiment in August 1940 and was part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade. He trained in England and served in Italy, Sicily, and Holland. He is still involved with the Three Rivers Regiment.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 01:27
- Person Interviewed:
- Vernon Dowie
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Italy
- Battle/Campaign:
- Italian
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- Three Rivers Regiment
- Occupation:
- Tank Driver
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