 In general, men were trained in a trade related to their previous trade, but which they were able to do with their particular disability.1,966 Canadian servicemen had their sight affected in the war, of whom 110 had been completely or nearly completely blinded.Those in this condition were offered retraining at St Dunstan's Hostel, Regent's Park, London, or at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Pearson Hall, Toronto, at which further courses and the provision of aftercare were also available.