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Front Line Reinforcements
Mr. Clemett discusses his pride in joining the army and being prepared to go to the front line.
Childhood Memories of the First World War
Mr. Meiklejohn recalls childhood memories of the First World War, describing casualty lists, Armistice Day 1918, and meeting returning soldiers.
Post-war Employment
Mr. Routhier describes his post-war employment. He found a job working in the woods and that's where he stayed.
Wound Stripes
Mr. Routhier describes the significance of a wound stripe.
Shellfire
Mr. Routhier describes shellfire - including Whizz Bangs.
Trenches
Mr. Routhier describes life in the trenches - the rats, lice and skunk holes.
Life in the Trenches
Mr. Routhier describes conditions they encountered in France referring to the clay ground they encountered while digging trenches.
Grandfather
Mr. Routhier recounts that his grandfather wrote the words to 'O Canada.'
Tough In The Trench
Mr. Lidstone describes the effect of weather conditions and vermin on those manning the trenches.
Life in Trenches. Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Mr. Sutherland describes life in the trenches during the First World War. He also recalls his part in the battle of Vimy Ridge. He remembers how he spent his leaves in Scotland.
I was a trumpeter
Mr. Wilson demonstrates that although his memory of overseas service may have faded, his love of singing and ability to do so are still very obvious.
Wounded and Briefly Captured
Mr. Green recalls being wounded while at the Front Lines in Northern France, and being sent for treatment at the hospital in St. Julien. He describes fleeing the hospital because of a German invasion, and being briefly captured.
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