ficers, N .00. and gunners. The men were divided into three (3) groups: {86 who manned the guns, the signallers, and the battery commanders, Eistants and observers. I was placed in the latter group.

We drilled in Charlottetown during the summer, and on September th we left for England by way of Halifax, going aboard a troop ship ’that city. We landed in Liverpool and went to Witley, a large Can~ tan camp near London. From Witley we went to Aldershot where we fined for several months. While there we were re—named 292 Imperial item and attached to the British Army. From Aldershot we went to ’dd 0n the south coast and there we did so well that we were given ht inch howitzers firing a 200 lb. shell. From Lydd we were sent to a I1D near London to get our guns and equipment. Before going to France

? Canadian Corps was formed and we became the Eighth Siege Battery Jadian Corps Heavy Artillery.

In April we were sent to France to the Bethune area where we Yed for several months. While there our commanding officer, Major like, Was wounded by a shell splinter. He was sent to England and "91’ came back to the battery. He was replaced by a Major Ring from $701111 'and later by Major Scully from Montreal.

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From Bethune we went to Armentiers and while there, we lost a Elle gun crew~several killed and the rest wounded. From Armentiers $18111; to the Ypres area and took part in the capture of Passchendale. Q1 there we went to the Vimy Ridge area where we stayed during the ?»:German offensive in the spring of 1918. After it was checked, we

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