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Bob Ross (Primary Source)

"Then I looked down, my leg was off. Holy mackerel. Shrapnel must have hit my leg. I says, “God, my leg is gone.”" See below for Mr. Ross'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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Bruce Cadoret (Primary Source)

During the Second World War, Bruce Cadoret served with The Royal Rifles of Canada. He fought in the Battle of Hong Kong and, captured by Japanese soldiers, he spent the remainder of the war in a prisoner of war camp.
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Bruce Little (Primary Source)

"One night, I was awakened by a thunderous noise. I was laying in water. Had we been torpedoed? The ship was leaning far to the starboard, and a wall of water shot by our cabin door" See below for Mr. Little'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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Bruce McDonald (Primary Source)

"Why don’t I take the PIAT and I’ll shoot it at the first house. And he said, it’ll give an awful roar and a surprise factor and then we go rushing down towards the place." See below for Mr. McDonald'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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Bruno Bobak (Primary Source)

A renowned painter, Bruno Bobak was the youngest official war artist during the Second World War. In 1943, at age 19, he enlisted in the Canadian Army, training and serving in England, France, and the Netherlands with the Royal Canadian Engineers. In 1944, Bobak was awarded first prize in a military art exhibition, and became the youngest official war artist in the Canadian forces. His life and career are documented in a book entitled, 'Bruno Bobak: The Full Palette'.
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Carvil James Ritcey (Primary Source)

"On July the 8th, we had our worst engagement." See below for Mr. Ritcey'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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Cecil Norton "Cec" Akrigg (Primary Source)

Cecil "Cec" Akrigg served in the Army during the Second World War and fought in North Africa.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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Cécile Grimard (Primary Source)

The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.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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Charles Bouchard (Primary Source)

Charles Bouchard served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps from 1942 to 1946. In charge of transport vehicles during the Second World War, Bouchard was sent overseas to Italy and the Netherlands to fight in the trenches. Read and listen to Bouchard discuss the hardships he confronted during wartime as well as the postwar adjustments he later faced. 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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Charles "Charlie" Mann (Primary Source)

TranscriptBack in 1937, when I was a young lad, and we were just coming out of the [Great] Depression, money was very shy. Being a young lad, I needed money and my parents didn’t have very much so I joined the militia in 1937 and the used to call us the ‘Saturday night soldiers,’ because on Saturdays, afternoons and evenings, we’d go to the local armouries and practice and drill and learn things about the...
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Charles Gordon Owen (Primary Source)

Gordon Owen served as pioneer officer with 3 Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in Korea. On May 3, 1953 during the last stages of the Battle of Hill 187, Owen was captured by the Chinese and subjected to approximately four months as prisoner of war. He was one of 32 total Canadian POWs during the Korean 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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Charles James McNeil Willoughby (Primary Source)

"You never hear a shell with your number on it. Those with the whine and the bang are marked for someone else." See below for Mr. Willoughby'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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Charles Scott-Brown (Primary Source)

Charles Scott-Brown served in the Canadian army during the Second World War. See below for his memories of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.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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Charles Snider (Primary Source)

"I'd been shelled the odd time, when they'd see vehicles moving. But we went in over what they call Camouflage Hill. And it was pretty well covered." See below for Mr. Snider'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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Charles Steinberg (Primary Source)

TranscriptAt that time, I weighed 111 pounds. And when [Camp] Petawawa [Canadian Artillery Training Centre] sent me overseas, I went to Greenock, Scotland, we landed. From Greenock, I went to Aldershot [main camp for the Canadian army in Britain]. That was a holding place. We stayed there for about a month. I had training over there. I went on the route march and I couldn’t walk. So I sat down and the officer told me,...
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