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Arthur Corker On Resistance in the P.O.W. Camps

Arthur Corker describes his efforts to resist his German captors and the small acts of sabotage that he and other prisoners of war committed while working in the camps. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Arthur Corker Describes His Escape

Arthur Corker describes how, after six attempts, he finally managed to escape the Germans. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Arthur Corker Describes Food at the Front

Arthur Corker describes the rations that he and other Canadian soldiers ate while serving on the Western Front. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Arthur Corker Discusses the Trenches

Arthur Corker discusses the trenches of the Western Front. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Thomas Baxter on Arthur Currie and Vimy Ridge

Thomas Baxter discusses General Sir Arthur Currie’s plans for the Easter assault on Vimy Ridge and the results of the “creeping barrage.” Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Thomas Baxter on His First Experiences at the Front

Thomas Baxter describes his arrival in the Ypres salient and his first encounter with enemy artillery. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

Thomas Baxter on a Wartime Miracle

Thomas Baxter describes the horrors of the Western Front, and one of the “miracles” he experienced while serving. Oral History Courtesy of University of Victoria Special Collections....

James McKenzie on War Medicine

James McKenzie discusses the use of ether (an anaesthetic) and iodine (an antiseptic) during the war. Oral History Courtesy of the University of Victoria Special Collections. Listen to more oral histories in our archive....