A. They were militia.
Q. Military ?
A. Yes.
Q. You say that some of your own men can speak French ?
A. Yes.
Q. French Canadian or English speaking Canadians ?
A. I should think that they are French Canadian, some of them ; I did not know they could. We asked if there were any men who can speak French. They said yes there were, three or four stepped out of the platoon. I don’t know whether they are French Canadian or not.
Q. Anyway you are satisfied that they do speak French ?
A. Oh yes.
Q. You also had other interpreters attached to your superior command ?
A. Yes, there were others.
Q. Do you know their names ?
A. There is an officer of the second battalion that lived here in Quebec.
Q. Second heavy battalion ?
A. Second overseas battalion. Captain… I cannot remember his name. He lives up the street here.
Q. Montminy ?
A. I think that was the name. He was with me all that evening and four or five other officers.
Q. Of Quebec ?
A. Of Quebec, mostly returned officers.
Q. These troops that night, were they conscripts or troops which had been under fire before ?
A. We don’t call them conscripts in Ontario. We call them military service act men.
Q. That is what I mean. Any of the troops that had seen service before ?
