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Enlisting in Navy
Mr. Stevenson describes the train ride from his Prince Edward Island farm home to Charlottetown, where he went to enlist in the army. He recalls the other young men he met on the train and how they convinced him to sign up with them for the navy instead. Following some basic training, he's sent overseas, telling of his reaction when he saw British ships coming to meet the vessel he was on as it approached England.
Mine Sweeping
Mr. Stevenson describes the process of mine-sweeping aboard the vessel on which he served. He remembers watching a large ship loaded with lumber torpedoed by a German submarine.
Return to Civilian Life
Mr. Stevenson tells of his reaction as the war ended and of his journey home to Canada and Prince Edward Island.
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