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His Head Split in Two
Mr. Ferguson describes being designated to tend a mule which becomes the unfortunate victim of a German shell fragment.
Deadly Shelling and Mines
Mr. Goodfellow describes the death by shelling of several sick comrades quarantined in the same tent, and witnesses an unfortunate incident where a civilian and his dog are seriously injured by a land mine.
Nothing but Stumps
Mr. Boyd describes being aboard SS Grampian in Bedford Basin, and witnessing the devastation caused by the Halifax explosion.
Trailer - A Voyage of Discovery - 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
See the transformation of thirteen young Canadians from all across Canada as they travel through the cemeteries, battlefield sites and commemorative battlefield parks of France and Belgium as they begin to learn and truly understand the role Canadians played in the First World War. Present day video footage, mixed with archival history footage, narration and the reflections of the youth tell of the discoveries they made during their time overseas.
Trailer - Innocence Lost : A Nation Found - Canada Remembers: The First World War 1914-1918
Twelve Canadian teenagers travel to France, on a Veteran’s pilgrimage to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Because of this journey, they develop a new respect for what Canadian Veterans endured in capturing the ridge from its German defenders in April, 1917.
Trailer - Canada and the Great War 1914-1918: A Nation Born
Canada's role in the First World War is told through the eyes of a young student researching a school project. From mobilization, to the 1914 gas attack at Ypres, the Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of the Somme, the victory at Vimy Ridge, the tragedy of Passchendaele, and the final days of the war, as the long period of trench warfare ends and the allies advance through enemy lines to victory, this video gives an excellent overview of the war.
Fortunately I was connected to the Canadian Pacific Railroad
Mr. Clemett discusses the revamped educational system and being selected to work for the railroad
Join the Army
Mr. Clemett offers youth his perspective on why they might consider the army as a career.
The Lee Enfield Rifle
Mr. Clemett compares weapons and discusses his deployment in Belgium
We Just Kept Marching
>Mr. Clemett describes events on and immediately following the day the war ended.
The Forestry Corps
Mr. Clemett describes in general how troops were mustered to the front line and details the responsibilities of his own unit
Becoming a Bugler
Mr. Clemett describes his enlistment and accepting a special role with his unit.
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