Basic training and the Ross rifle
Heroes Remember - The First World War
Basic training and the Ross rifle
Transcript
I had to walk down Assiniboine to Sydenham, and we drilled in
the city hall in Sydenham then we, later we went to Kingston and
drilled in the armory and then we went to Valcartier; the
Frenchmen call it Valcartier! We had the old Ross rifle. Well it
was clumsy. It would shoot alright but you pull the bolt
straight back and at a certain point as you pull it back, the
head of the bolt twisted about 90 degrees and when you pulled
the bolt, went straight back and straight forward, it was a
clumsy rifle but the Lee Enfield was a nice rifle.
Description
Mr. Babcock retraces his training in Sydenham, Kingston and Val Cartier, and compares the Ross and Lee Infield rifles.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 1:15
- Person Interviewed:
- John Babcock
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Branch:
- Army
- Rank:
- Lance-Corporal
- Occupation:
- Infantry
- Date modified: