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:
Wednesday May 2, 1917: Went to waxworks and around by Waterloo – hard place to have lunch. Took 4pm train to S.hampton [Southhampton] and caught Jersey boat Left about 9:45pm had a calm passage but as my birth was above screws did not sleep much.
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