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The shell went into my skull

The shell went into my skull

Mr. Copp describes a reconnaissance mission during which he suffers a head wound from shrapnel. While convalescing in England, he is invited to Buckingham Palace where he is awarded the Military Cross by King George V.

In the mud

In the mud

Mr. Copp describes the effects of fatigue depleting his Company’s ranks during a forced march to Mametz after five days in action at the Somme.

Shell through the roof

Shell through the roof

Mr. Copp gives us insight into the irony of war. He describes how he and his men safely advance to their objective amidst a shelling, only to lose men to a direct shell hit as they are transporting a wounded soldier to safety.

Minenwerfers

Minenwerfers

Mr. Copp describes an unexploded German shell landing in their field kitchen. Feeling his men are too exhausted, he removes the danger himself.

He fell dead at my feet

He fell dead at my feet

Mr. Copp describes one deadly day in the trenches: a soldier killed by a sniper, another by shrapnel, a corporal going crazy from shell shock, and two of his men killed by a direct artillery hit.

Hellfire Corner

Hellfire Corner

Mr. Copp describes his platoon’s first experience in action, being shelled, and describes his efforts to care for five resulting casualties.

Forced march to Ypres

Forced march to Ypres

Mr. Copp describes carrying the kit for two of his men (plus his own) who would have been too exhausted to otherwise proceed on the forced march to Ypres.

The shell had torn his hip away.

The shell had torn his hip away.

Mr. Copp describes taking Regina Trench, including the loss of a close friend. In poignant detail he describes sending his friend’s mother a letter containing her son’s ring.

Churchill Said we Should not Fight for Hong Kong

Churchill Said we Should not Fight for Hong Kong

Mr. White reflects on the events that led to Canada’s involvement in Hong Kong, and the struggle by Veterans of that theatre of war to receive an adequate pension.

Is the War Over or Not?.

Is the War Over or Not?.

Mr. White describes events in Sham Shui Po that indicated that the war was ending.

Red Cross Parcels

Red Cross Parcels

Mr. White discusses how important the Red Cross supply packages were to the POW’s, and how everything in them was shared among the inmates.

The Cost of Information

The Cost of Information

Mr. White describes being in the Kai Tek airport work gangs, and the cost of the subversion which occurred there.

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