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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?