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  • Memory Project Archive

    Ross Harold Hamilton (Primary Source)

    Ross Hamilton served with the 407 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2658_original.jpg Ross Harold Hamilton (Primary Source)

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    Roy Waisberg (Primary Source)

    Roy Waisberg served as a ground crew electrician in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/3574_original.jpg Roy Waisberg (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Gwendolyn Phyllis Aitken Windus (Primary Source)

    Ruth Aitken (née Windus) served with the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/3312_original.jpg Ruth Gwendolyn Phyllis Aitken Windus (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Masters (Primary Source)

    Ruth Masters served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division during the Second World War. She was stationed at RCAF Station Uplands in Ottawa before being posted to Britain. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker's recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7628_original.jpg Ruth Masters (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Pauline Michener (Primary Source)

    Ruth Pauline Michener joined the Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. She served in clerk operations, plotting aircraft in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7335_original.jpg Ruth Pauline Michener (Primary Source)

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    Shirley Richardson (Primary Source)

    Evacuated to Canada at the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, at age 17 Shirley Richardson returned to England and joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in the United Kingdom. She held several roles, including as a driver at Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/15806_original.jpg Shirley Richardson (Primary Source)

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    Stella Katherine Barter (neé Zarowny) (Primary Source)

    Stella Barter (née Zarowny) served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division as a typist during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6247_original.jpg Stella Katherine Barter (neé Zarowny) (Primary Source)

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    Stella Pierce (née Denton) (Primary Source)

    Stella Pierce served as a meteorological assistant in the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    Sydney Phillips

    Sydney Phillips served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. With No. 21 Squadron RAF, in February 1942 his Bristol Blenheim crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, after a bombing run against Palermo, Sicily. Mr. Phillips spent 18 months as a prisoner of war in Italy before making a successful escape.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/15881_original.jpg Sydney Phillips

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    Thomas Kwok Hung “Tommy” Wong (Primary Source)

    "We [Chinese-Canadians] did our share during the war and we did our share to fight for our rights which we got in 1947, we got our vote [in federal elections] now, so we were equal to harmonize with the fabric of our society." See below for Mr. Wong's entire testimony. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/ThomasKwokHungTommyWong/7380_original.jpg Thomas Kwok Hung “Tommy” Wong (Primary Source)

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    Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon (Primary Source)

    Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division during the Second World War. She was stationed in Ontario and Quebec, working as a photographer.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8197_original.jpg Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon (Primary Source)

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    Vera Peel (Primary Source)

    Vera Peel served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8444_600.jpg Vera Peel (Primary Source)

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    Vivian Phillips (Primary Source)

    Vivian Phillips was stationed in Newfoundland with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/13625_original.jpg Vivian Phillips (Primary Source)

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    Wallace Bruce Randall (Primary Source)

     Wallace Bruce Randall served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World. After having to bail out of his plane during a mission over Germany, he was taken as a prisoner of war. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8498_600.jpg Wallace Bruce Randall (Primary Source)

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    Wallace "Wally" Phillips (Primary Source)

    Wallace "Wally" Phillips served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/5799_original.jpg Wallace "Wally" Phillips (Primary Source)