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New Vimy Educational Centre
Promo about the new Visitor Education Centre being built at Vimy.
Horseback Riding Across Canada with Veteran Paul Nichols
Mr. Paul Nichols shares a powerful and inspirational story of his desire to make a change for recognition of all Canadian Veterans and his reasons for organizing a 211 day ride across Canada in the saddle with his horses and team.
Story Behind the Books of Remembrance
Calligrapher, Richard Draffin, shares his personal experiences and passion for his artistic involvement in working with the Books of Remembrance providing a sense of the detail and techniques used in preserving the names of all our fallen Canadians.
Carving a Piece of History
In February 2012, Veterans Affairs commissioned a snow sculpture interpretation of the Vimy Ridge Memorial as part of Winnipeg’s Festival du Voyageur. This is a video of the sculpting process from start to finish.
In the army
Mr. Anderson discusses his career in the military after the First World War, and becoming Second in Command of the 120th Battalion Training Centre during the Second World War.
Take no prisoners
Mr. Anderson describes the many locations in which he saw action, with emphasis on the Hindenburg Line and the handling of prisoners.
Canteens and estaminets
Mr. Bond describes several aspects of camp life.
The bullet hit me!
Mr. Bond describes a sniping incident advancing toward Amiens. He shoots a German and is in turn badly wounded and carried out by his officer.
Duties of a runner
Mr. Bond describes the role of runners; maintaining communications with the flanks when shelling disabled the radio communications system.
Lewis gunner
Mr. Bond describes his initial training as a Lewis gunner, and then being offered and accepting a position as runner.
I flagged the tank
Mr. Brice describes the Allied armoured advance at the bridge, with casualties on both sides.
Cut the fuse wires
Mr. Brice describes the process of removing three bombs from the roadbed on the bridge under cover of darkness and under threat of snipers.
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