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Gas masks
Mr. MacLeod gives a good comparison between the original respirator and newer gas masks used by Canadian soldiers.
Cavalry charge
Mr. MacLeod describes the impressive sight of a full cavalry charge and the high mortality of the horses because of well-positioned German machine gunners. He questions why the cavalry would have been chosen to attack heavy gun emplacements in Batume-Peronne Wood.
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.
Remembrance Day
Mr. Raymond gives his opinion about Remembrance Day and the lack of importance attached to it.
Camaraderie
Mr. Raymond tells us about the family spirit on the front lines.
“The fear of not getting through it”
The war was ending. Mr. Raymond talks about the fear of not finishing the war safe and sound.
Nobody Wanted to Go On Patrol
Nobody wanted to go on patrol. Mr. Raymond explains why.
Respect for German Soldiers
Once the war was over, Mr. Raymond saw German soldiers as human beings just like everyone else.
Impossible to Forget . . .
Seeing a companion die in combat without being able to help him and feeling powerless in such a situation. Life after the war despite the horrors of the past . . .
Importance of being well trained for war
Mr. Raymond talks about the importance of training because when you arrived on a battlefield, you could lose self-control . . . .
SS Prisoners Remained Arrogant.
Mr. Raymond described the attitude shown by an SS who was taken prisoner.
German Snipers
The soldiers’ greatest fear was to be in a sniper’s sights.
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