In Flanders Fields
Heroes Remember
In Flanders Fields
Transcript
And I was with the 1st, and George,
when I say George that's my chum,
he was in the 2nd.
George was going to go, go to France
and going do all kinds of things.
Well, I was going to do all kinds of things too.
About a week after we went in there
this time, I had a letter from his sister.
George was killed. He was killed and
that's all there is to it.
Yeah, poor George, he was the best friend
I ever had and he's in Flanders Fields now.
Description
Mr. Lapenskie painfully describes hearing of the loss of his best friend in a letter from home.
Peter Lapenskie
Peter Lapenskie was born on January 31, 1896 in Rockingham, Ontario. His first wartime role was as an interpreter to Polish nationals being held at an internment camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario. Mr. Lapenskie then enlisted in Montreal, went overseas and served in France with the 1st Battalion in the Royal Montreal Regiment, attaining the rank of Sergeant. Mr. Lapenskie was wounded, recovered and served in the Army of Occupation in Cologne, Germany.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 1:01
- Person Interviewed:
- Peter Lapenskie
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Branch:
- Army
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Occupation:
- Machine Gunner
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