Assisting a wounded German soldier (Part 1 of 2)

Heroes Remember

Assisting a wounded German soldier (Part 1 of 2)

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I think it was wonderful. I think it was wonderful. Only for the Merchant Navy, see, you see the Merchant Navy, the Navy wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy. Hardly wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy because the Merchant Navy was the ship that transport the,and was in to the most dangerous, because never had no guns. We were traveling with no defense what so ever. Only a convoy when you go in Halifax, go in to St. Johns or Argentina or whatever. So the Merchant Navy in my point of view, the Royal Navy the (inaudible) of the wire services, wouldn't have done it, only for the Merchant Navy. Just as simple as that. Yeah, simple as that. ??

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Mr. Baines talks about going out to retrieve a wounded German soldier in a risky situation.

Raymond Morris Baines

Raymond Morris Baines was born in St. John, New Brunswick in 1923. When he was 13, he worked in a drug store; his father worked as a carpenter. During the war, Raymond spent two months in England before going to Italy to join the Carlton and York Regiment and later on to Holland through France. After the war, he pursued his childhood interests by becoming a pharmacist.

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