WW1 Blog Post

This project is very interesting and really made me think what it would be like to be in World War One. I think it would be a very tough time to live and that why making a podcast on this really helped my understand

what it was like and how my soldier was determined to help in the war.

Harold Gilbert Raymond was a Sargent in the war and was part of the 26 Battalion like I say in the podcast below he was 29 when he me personally like that is really young and kind of sad.

First Draft

was alright but you could totally tell I was reading off a script and I had no emotion in my voice which turned out to make my voice sound like I’m tired and made this Draft pretty bad.

Draft 2

I feel this Draft really worked the way I started mad me fell like I really intrigue people to listen to the rest my favourite part is the begging of the podcast if you would like to red my script I will put it below

SCRIPT If you would like to skip u can

Harold Gilbert Raymond was a sergeant in World War I. He was born in 1887 and died in 1968 when he was 29 years old, alongside his three best friends. When I think back about this time and what changes came about for Canada after World War I, it really makes me wonder. My papa joined the military when he was 16 years old so he did not fight in a war, he was a peacekeeper in the countries which were at war. He was only one year older then I am today. I can’t imagine heading to war like Herald or my grandfather with my buddies. My mother told me a story of her trip to Normandy, France when by accident she came across a Canadian cemetery, surrounded by poppies and within the cemetery were hundreds of Canadian soldiers. On many headstones just listed with “unknown soldier”.

It was hard to believe someone died on a beach or battlefield and then was buried when no one even knew who you were. Harold had a name, he had a family, who grieved his loss, but he died for each of us. I am left with the question of feeling like, did I really know him? Just because he had a name, he was a stranger who gave his life so I would have the chance to live a better one.

Hello welcome to my podcast. My name is Simon Devisser and today we will be talking about one soldier who died in World War One. His name was Sergeant Harold Gilbert Raymond.

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Harold was born April 25, 1887 in Kings Court New Brunswick. His parents were John Raymond and Charlotte Raymond, he had two brothers and two sisters Ray, Ralph, Mary and Edna. Harold was worked as a clerk at a Bank of Commerce before he enlisted in the army in 1912.

Harold became a member of the 26th Battalion of the second Canadian division.
In June 1915 he and his Battalion boarded the ships heading to England where they would get get training for three months before sailing off to France to participate in battle in many areas on the western front one very well known, Vimy Ridge. The 26th Battalion soon became known as (The Fighting 26th) for showing bravery and determination. Harold’s brother Ralph also joined the army but died a year after in Vimy Ridge, The commander of the Canadian corps was determined to overcome.

These battles included Mount Sorrel and Hill 62. An hour after the Enemies initial attack, the Canadian reserves were just arriving in the area. There were already many men killed but then the Canadians carried out a hat trick which represented their first planned attack on the western front. In The final days before his death, Sergeant Raymond spent it under heavy attack and on June 16 The Battalion had experienced the bombardment of their area which led to the tragic day of June 17 When Sergent Raymond became one of the many casualties of Mount Sorrel.

When Sergeant Raymond was wounded, he was admitted into Boulogne stationary hospital. It was reported that he had received wound in the shoulder and face. Many people wished him well, he was part of a very clos3 group of men But despite their wishes his friend Dolph Bettle was the only one to get home on June 24th. Harold was reported that his health was improving but three days later after contracting an infection. Harold Gilbert Raymond died in the hospital on 27 1916.

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Before the war Canada was not know as well as we are now Ever since Canada entered the war people noticed how much they did to help. This made Canada come out as very strong and resilient which gave Canada the identity we have today and is likely while that cemetery in the middle of that field in Normandy is so well kept with hundreds of small Canadian paper flags blowing in the wind.

That was the podcast one of our noble men who fought in World War One thank for listening to my pod cat Simon Devisser over and out.

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I learned a lot on how to do a podcast on this project especially like where to record how the I put should be wired up and learning where to find people that died in World War 1 and learning about all the different people. We also learned how to use a bunch of different apps such as garage band but just a tip DONT USE IT, it makes you very frustrated

well that was my blog for the day hope it was what you guys expected.