"We went up the line in the trenches at Vimy Ridge. We prepared our emplacement for a raid by the Canadians, to capture prisoners to gain information for the big attack that was to come. We were to fire gas shells during the early hours, followed by smoke, to give the Canadians cover.
"I was first in line but I had to stop for a few moments to feel for my boot in the mud, empty the mud out, and put it on again. I lost my place so then I was ninth in line. Then Jerry dropped a shell right in front of the line ...
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58 Omaha PART 3 - D-Day WW2
57 Omaha PART 2 - D-Day
56 Omaha PART 1 - D-Day WW2. Overseas and Then Over the Top
55 Les Rutherford interview - Lancaster bomb aimer, WW2 history
54 Okinawa - Saul David - Crucible of Hell WW2
53 Sniper Harry Furness, Second World War
52 For You the War is Over
51 Episode Fifty Special! Pt Two - Dunkirk 80 & more
50 Episode Fifty Special! Pt One - Dunkirk 80 & more
49 Christmas at War 2019, Second World War History and Poetry
47 D-Day Through German Eyes Part Two - Jonathan Trigg Preview
46 D-Day Through German Eyes Part ONE in the Second World War
45 Gold Beach Normandy trip WW2
44 Sidney Stevens Lancaster Pilot WW2 history
43 Canadian Seaman Ray Fitchett POW and HMS Exeter,
42 D-Day 75 - Landing Craft Tank in WWII - Eric Clarke
41 A last coffee with Wilf Shaw, WW2 history
40 Four Brits & a Frenchman at Dunkirk plus Gallipoli
39 Stan Perry Listener Feedback and WW2 Quiz
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