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Camps in Germany
Mr. Colbourne talks about guarding a camp in Germany and how difficult it was to see how the people had been treated.
Voyage to Hong Kong
Mr. Treherne recalls getting word the atomic bomb had dropped in Japan.
Heading for the Pacific
Mr. Treherne recalls doing work ups on the HMCS Ontario.
Italian Campaign
Mr. Colbourne talks about fighting in Italy
House to House Cleaning
Mr. Colbourne describes what it means to go house to house, cleaning, and how your senses take over.
Cleaning Houses
Mr. Colbourne talks about going through homes in Italy and coming upon a woman who is having a baby and needs medical attention. He also talks about going back 50 years later and meeting the woman and daughter who was born that day.
Bombing London
Mr. Colbourne recalls his first taste of war upon arriving in London when it was under heavy bombing. He describes how he and his buddy ran and hid under a table while his aunt kept walking around as if it was nothing.
Fighting in Holland
Mr. Colbourne talks about getting into Holland and how the Germans were much tougher to fight against in Holland.
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