At Hill 62, well maintained trenches makes Robert feel like the war experience has been contrived. At the Dug Out in Zonnebeke, we can see the dampness and muddy conditions that soldiers would have bunked in because there were no buildings left standing.

Pictures of George while recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

George explains how he was wounded in a letter from the Ontario Military Hospital. George talks about fellow Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry soldiers. George’s letter thanking for Christmas parcel and living with rats.

Through postings on the wall, soldiers left messages for each other

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry - Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada