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German Bombs and Friendly Fallout
Mr. Burton describes a German bombing raid which spooks the horses in his care. He discusses not only the potential danger of the bombs, but also that from 'friendly' spent ammunition used against the bomber.
Armistice
Mr. Burton describes being in Frameries, near Mons, when the Armistice is signed. He goes on to discuss the controversy that arose over which divisions should occupy Germany and which should return home.
Gambling at Sea
Mr. Burton describes the huge game of Crown and Anchor in which many of the three thousand aboard took part on the voyage back to Canada. Mr. Burton, not a gambling man, arrives home with all of his money safely in hand.
Soldier shell shocked
Mr. Bourbonniere stumbles upon a fellow soldier and he tries to help.
His brother Hector
Mr. Bourbonniere tells a story about helping his sick brother before he left on a boat for Japan.
On a boat to Japan
Mr. Bourbonniere talks about the conditions on the boat on the way to Japan with the other prisoners.
Forty nine pound sledge hammer
Mr. Bourbonniere tells a story about working with a sledge hammer and getting punished by a guard.
Atomic Bomb
Mr. Bourbonniere talks about what it was like seeing some of the aftermath of the atomic bomb.
First posting
Ms. Orford describes her first posting to the Oakville Casualty Retraining Center, where she provided physiotherapy to soldiers injured at neighboring training camps.
Photos and correspondence
Ms. Orford describes how the military and media often photographed and printed pictures of events in her rehab center. She also describes being contacted by a woman who wrote to every service person she saw in the newspaper.
Sailing on the HMCS Lady Nelson
Ms. Orford describes the protocol for women sailing overseas, and describes her trip to England aboard the first Canadian hospital ship, HMCS Lady Nelson.
A working passage
Ms. Orford describes being asked to treat patients aboard the HMCS Lady Nelson. She treats a variety of injuries, but remembers in particular a severely crippled polio patient.
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