Continuing on with the study of World War One, this assignment was a bit different. For this assignment we were told to find one Canadian solider and research them, look at their documents and learn more about who they were as a person. This assignment really caused you to put yourself in there footsteps and try to understand what it must have been like fighting in WWI. We were asked to write a dairy entry on a solider of our choice from their perspective. This could be from before, during, or after the war.
It was really hard for me to find a solider that had enough information for me to write about him. Right before I was about to give up, I found Eric Mark Haywood. He didn’t have a ton about himself but just enough for me to know his personality. He also caught my eye because he was known for “wearing a smile that never came off”. He was always the one to volunteer himself no matter the danger or risk involved. In my diary entry I decided to look at the weaker side of him. The side that he doesn’t show anyone.
(Photo of Eric Mark Haywood)
(Parents of Eric Haywood)
Eric Mark Haywood was born on July 17, 1892 Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, and enlisted in the war in August 1914. Joining the 10th Field Battery, he said overseas in November 1914 and went to the front in February 1915. He was in battle for a year and nine months. Until he was hit by a gas shell when riding in France. Eric was a popular solider among soldiers, he kind of reminds of me Elijah in the book “Three Day Road”, except just a better person overall.
Here is my diary entry I wrote from Eric Mark Haywood’s perspective, hope you enjoy.
