Bill Stewart T2 [Tape Two]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Stewart, William "Bill" McMillan

1986-00-00

00:22:30

This interview is with William "Bill" McMillan Stewart of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Bill talks about victory at Vimy Ridge, Canadian efforts there, his and his brothers who served in the war. He also talks about being exposed to mustard gas, his recovery in the hospital, and his return to the army soon after.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:07:09 Discussion about his rank and serial number and the battle at Vimy Ridge; rank, artillery, serial number, Vimy Ridge, WWI, Canadian Army. | SIDE A 00:07:09 -- 00:08:44 Discussion about the Canadian efforts at Vimy Ridge, with mention of newspaper headlines in Britain; Vimy Ridge, Canadian Army. | SIDE A 00:08:44 -- 00:11:25 Discussion about his brothers who served in the war, with mention of Canadian elections after the war; casualties, 1919, elections, WWI, WWI veterans. | SIDE A 00:11:25 -- 00:18:36 Discussion about mustard gas in WWI and being sent to a hospital in England after encountering it; 1915, phosgene gas, mustard gas, WWI, military hospital, Christmas dinner, 1917, A1, A2, B2. | SIDE A 00:18:36 -- 00:21:43 Discussion about being permitted to return to the front lines after being discharged from the hospital; WWI, Bonehead Murphy, Senator Murphy, Lt. Murphy. | ***Tape is blank from 00:21:43 -- 00:22:30. The remainder of this tape, beginning at 00:22:30 on SIDE A, is blank. Tape ends at 00:22:30.