Concussion Mines And Gas Shells
Heroes Remember - The First World War
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Description
Mr. McLeod describes two devastating weapons he witnessed at the Hindenburg Line and afterward. The British used concussion mines which caused their German victims to bloat and die. For their part, the Germans delivered mustard gas via artillery shells.
Russell McLeod
Russell McLeod was born on October 9, 1899 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. His father was a fisherman, and prior to his enlistment, they fished together. Mr. McLeod joined the 219th Battalion in 1916 and trained at Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia. He was sent overseas that fall, and joined the 25th Battalion in France. He served during Canada's 'Last Hundred Days', seeing action at the Hindenburg Line, Cambrai and Mons. After the armistice, he served as a member of the Occupation Army in Germany.
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- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 1:53
- Person Interviewed:
- Russell McLeod
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Battle/Campaign:
- Hindenburg Line
- Branch:
- Army
- Occupation:
- Signaller
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