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Five bricks missing
Mr. Brice describes his reconnaissance of the bridge and crawling to safety under the nose of a sniper.
Remove the charges
Mr. Brice describes opening his sealed orders which instruct him to de-boobytrap the bridge at Domart. He discusses what, and how many explosives he expects to find.
Sealed orders
Mr. Brice describes being singled out to lead a secret mission, and his confusion about where he and his section would see action.
Excess supply of rice
Mr. Butterworth describes how innovative thinking eased the food shortages, which were sometimes experienced by the soldiers.
We had lots of hardware
Mr. Butterworth describes the use of hand grenades and Stokes concussion shells.
I participated in many raids
Mr. Butterworth describes the procedure used to safely capture enemy soldiers during night raids on enemy outposts.
Searching for my brother
Mr. Butterworth describes sneaking onto the battlefield at night in search of his brother who was rumoured to have been killed, but eventually finding him safe in camp.
Life in a First World War Trench
Mr. Pitcairn describes many of the inconveniences and risks involved in living in the trenches.
Christmas Dinner in Germany
Mr. Pitcairn describes an unique Christmas dinner during his time with the Army of Occupation in Germany.
Valenciennes
Mr. Pitcairn describes the role of a ‘sniping’ gun at the unfinished canal at Valenciennes, as well as the damage done to five of his Battery’s six guns by German 5.9 inch artillery pieces.
Treatment of German POWs
Mr. Pitcairn describes the general lack of enmity between the Canadians and German POW’s, and how, from his perspective, the surrendered Germans were well treated.
The Drocourt-Queant Line
Mr. Pitcairn describes the artillery barrage at the Hindenburg Line as the largest barrage to date, and having to ‘rest’ the guns which were overheating.
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