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Trench Warfare vs Open Warfare
Mr. Pitcairn describes the difference between trench warfare and open warfare from the artillery’s perspective. He describes a unique target practice.
First Day at Amiens
Mr. Pitcairn describes the opening barrage at Amiens, and its success in completely destroying the Germans’ counter-artillery.
Artillery Arsenal
Mr. Pitcairn describes his role as layer in an 18-Pound artillery crew, the make up of the crew, and concludes by describing the wide variety and versatility of artillery pieces, both Commonwealth and German.
Haunting Memories
Mr. Pitcairn discusses the sense of detachment he had from the immediate horrors of the battlefield, but having those memories haunt him in later years.
Mail From Home
Mr. Pitcairn describes the importance of mail from home, and his disappointment over not receiving enough letters himself.
Gas Masks
Mr. Pitcairn discusses the risk of gas attacks and compares the original flannel gas mask to the newer, more effective charcoal box filtered mask.
The Value of Horses
Mr. Pitcairn describes the value of horses, both as work animals and as a food source for the Germans.
Shoot the rabbit
Mr. MacKay describes his unusual trip to join the 46th Battalion, and some strange music to accompany his first meal with his unit.
Signal Stations
Mr. MacKay describes being selected from a pool of signalmen to join the 46th Battalion, and then describes his responsibilities during an infantry advance.
Continental code
Mr. MacKay describes his personal difficulty learning to key Morse Code, and compares the Continental to the faster American code.
Sniper school
Mr. MacKay describes a couple of the more difficult target drills faced by hopefuls in the sniper school at Bramshott.
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
Mr. MacKay describes the segregation camp in which he was quarantined before being sent to Bramshott.
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