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Just a Soldier Like Me

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Just a Soldier Like Me

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While in occupied Germany, and in command of a work detail, Mr. Walsh befriends a badly wounded German soldier. Their conversations reveal how similar they really are.

Graham Walsh

Graham Walsh was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on January 22, 1925. He was the third of seven children. His father worked in a steel mill, and made a bit extra selling coke, a smelting byproduct. His father died when he was seven, and Mr. Walsh and his brother worked odd jobs to help the family. He joined the local reserves when he was fifteen and two years later, at the age of seventeen, enlisted for overseas service. Once in England, he was overlooked for Italian deployment and immediately volunteered for Normandy. Mr. Walsh served from France to post-war Germany, via the liberation of Holland, all with the Royal Regiment of Canada. He was fortunate to survive three wounds while in action.

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Medium:
Video
Owner:
Veterans Affairs Canada
Duration:
2:21
Person Interviewed:
Graham Walsh
War, Conflict or Mission:
Second World War
Branch:
Army
Units/Ship:
Royal Regiment of Canada
Occupation:
Tank Driver

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