There were no trees, just mud, mud like porridge with too much milk. If a man was shot ... and he fell in the mud, I'm sure he would die. A man could drown in the mud of Vimy.

Name: PAUL METIVIER
Country: Canada
Born: 1900
Served: British Army
Conflict: World War I (The Great War) 1914-18

Paul Metivier at the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the Armistice, in Ottawa, Canada, 2001