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Vimy Ridge remembered
Eyewitness Accounts, Vimy and beyond
CBC News Online | Last Updated Nov. 29, 2005
CBC News - Gary Graves
Harold Lewis lied about his age at 16 and enlisted to fight 'The Boche'. Youthful bravado helped him then, but one trench habit stays with him today at age 102.
» Video (Runs 1:09)
Harold Lewis protected himself from a chlorine gas attack by using leg wrappings soaked in urine.
»Video (Runs 1:16)
Harold Lewis died at the age of 102 on Nov. 30, 2003.
Paul Métivier, age 102, thinks the 'glorious' battle was an ill-planned waste. He remembers what Vimy Ridge looked like then and compares it with a recent visit.
»Video (Runs 2:47)
Paul Métivier died at the age of 104, Dec. 22, 2004. » CBC story
Clifford Holliday, 104, recalls that he got shot but didn't know it: he thought his buddy was playing a prank. Two weeks after being treated, he was back on the front lines.»Video (Runs 2:17)
Clifford Holliday died at age 105 on May 4, 2004.
One week after Vimy, 18-year-old Clare Laking enlisted, causing a rift with his his father.»Video (Runs 2:15)
Clare Laking's helmet saved his life. »Video (Runs 2:35)
Clare Laking died at age 106, Nov. 2005. » CBC story
Watch the 2003 documentary by Dan Bjarnason, when he met some of Canada's last remaining First World War veterans.
»Video (Runs 15:25)
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