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Rum surplus
Mr. Smith describes the influence of too much rum on his gun crew, and a brush with the military police.
Bullseye
Mr. Smith describes competition among the machine gun crews as part of his training regimen in the war zone.
Bloodshed and death
Mr. Smith describes the deadly impact of German defenses at Drocourt-Queant (Hindenburg Line).
Honorable discharge
Mr. Smith discusses his return home from England.
Stray shells
Mr. Smith describes being in action at Drocourt-Queant (Hindenburg Line), witnessing a bayonet attack, and being wounded again by shrapnel.
No Man’s Land
Mr. Smith describes the retaking of Vimy Ridge, and being wounded by shrapnel after reaching the Chalk Pit.
Welcome to our home
Mr. Butterworth describes being treated kindly by a poor German farm family while he was a youth in Alberta, and how it affected his attitude toward German soldiers during the war.
All hell broke loose
Mr. Butterworth describes a raid at the M and N Line at Ypres, and the loss of a beloved sergeant.
I was only a punk kid
Mr. Butterworth describes being taught how to lift train rails by a soldier who’d been a wrestler.
Fighting for the old country
Mr. Ellis discusses the demographics of enlistment in Canada, and gives his personal reasons for enlisting.
Barbed wire entanglements
Mr. Ellis describes the barbed wire detail in which he’s wounded through the knee, and the self-inflicted wound protocol followed by his officer.
Looking for the water wagon
Mr. Ellis describes the general shortage of water at the front, and the consequences of drinking water contaminated by dead bodies.
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