Witness to War: Friday, March 14 – 1919
Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some of the fiercest fighting seen by Canadians during the war and was decorated for bravery at Passchendaele. Determined to preserve his memories of the First World War, he maintained a daily record of his experiences. Here is what he wrote precisely 100 years ago today:
Friday, March 14 – 1919: Nothing in forenoon at 2pm fell in and marched down to Dock and embarked on Queen Alexandra Set sail at 4.20pm for Blighty, ye Gods at last.
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