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Join the Army
Mr. Clemett offers youth his perspective on why they might consider the army as a career.
The Lee Enfield Rifle
Mr. Clemett compares weapons and discusses his deployment in Belgium
We Just Kept Marching
>Mr. Clemett describes events on and immediately following the day the war ended.
The Forestry Corps
Mr. Clemett describes in general how troops were mustered to the front line and details the responsibilities of his own unit
Becoming a Bugler
Mr. Clemett describes his enlistment and accepting a special role with his unit.
Front Line Reinforcements
Mr. Clemett discusses his pride in joining the army and being prepared to go to the front line.
Starvation Edema
Dr. Meiklejohn talks about the poor condition of the people in Holland at the time they were liberated.
Christmas at Ravenna
Mr. Meiklejohn recalls action at Ravenna during Christmas, describing how attacks took place by advancing through minefields, resulting in numerous amputations. He then describes the cruel irony of men fresh from having their legs amputated, receiving socks as Christmas presents.
Torpedoed (part 2 of 2)
Mr. Meiklejohn continues his story, describing being picked out of the water by lifeboats and taken aboard the Monterrey - another ship from the convoy that had stopped to help. He also describes seeing the Santa Elena sink the next day, and explains why the Monterrey broke with normal procedure and stopped to offer aid.
Torpedoed (part 1 of 2)
Mr. Meiklejohn recalls when the ship he was on, the Santa Elena, was torpedoed and what went on in the moments after the ship was hit.
Stress of Being a Doctor Under Fire
Dr. Meiklejohn recalls the first time he was under fire, and a close call another unit had with a German 88 shell. He then describes an occasion when the youngest member of the unit did become quite unnerved.
A Woman Joins the Unit
Mr. Meiklejohn describes the feeling of the unit when the male head nurse was replaced by a woman, and recalls how she came to be accepted.
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