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Memory Project Archive

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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Constance Gwendolyn Powys (Primary Source)

See below for Ms. Powys' 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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Cyril L.C. Allinson (Primary Source)

Cyril L.C. Allinson immigrated to Canada from England and enlisted with the Canadian Field Artillery in the First World War. See below for his story as recounted to the Memory Project by his daughter, Cynthia MacLeod.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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Francis Bathe (Primary Source)

"We captured about 3,500 that morning, and I should judge about us many were killed or wounded besides that. I think the 1st and 2nd Divisions did equally as well, by what I heard they were chiefly the Bavarians at that. They are notable fighters but our lads were better. " See below for Mr. Bathe'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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George Leslie Scherer (Primary Source)

"I fired my 1st shot the second night just after midnight. I got the fellow I shot at just in front of our wire. I won't forget the feeling as I pressed the trigger that night + I hadn't got over it when I wrote." See below for Mr. Scherer'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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Harold H. Simpson (Primary Source)

See below for Mr. Simpson'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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Ida Ferguson (Primary Source)

See below for Ms. Ferguson'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 Laking (Primary Source)

The Memory Project interviewed Charles Laking, a veteran of the First World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Laking was born on 21 February 1899 in Campbellville, Ontario, and died on 26 November 2005 in Toronto. In 1917, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Canadian Field Artillery in Guelph, Ontario, against the wishes of his father, a Methodist minister. (See Canadian Army and Canadian Expeditionary Force.) He served in France and Belgium as a signaler and was discharged on 27 May 1919. After the war, he worked in the lumber business; in 1941, he took over Danforth Wallboard and Insulation Ltd., retiring in 1965. Upon his death on 26 November 2005 at the age of 106, he was one of only five remaining First World War veterans in Canada. Laking was awarded the French Legion of Honor and the Golden Jubilee Medal. 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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Interview with Ray Drouin (Phillip Lemon)

Interview with Ray Drouin (Phillip Lemon)
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Kenneth McClure Asham (Primary Source)

See below for Mr. Asham'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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L.H. Nelles (Primary Source)

The Memory Project interviewed Edward Nelles, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Lafayette Henry Nelles, a veteran of the First World War. The following record (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. From 1914 to 1918, L. H. Nelles served in the Canadian army; he also served as an instructor at the British officer training facility. Born in London, Ontario, in 1894, Nelles’ son Edward describes how his father lied about his age in order to enlist as an officer and join the 12th Reserve Battalion. (His service records give a birth year of 1890). Edward also describes how Nelles was appointed commanding officer of the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1917, as well as his participation in the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Amiens. Nelles was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross for his service. 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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Norman McHolden

Please note that this story was part of an earlier archive and does not have the same format as stories published since 2009. Many earlier stories were made by third parties and do not share the same image content as recent veteran testimonies.
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William John Alexander Stewart (Primary Source)

William John Alexander Stewart served in the First World War. Read and listen to Mr. Stewart's grandson's testimony below. 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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No. 8 Company – Canadian Forestry Corps

No. 8 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC) was the second Black unit formed in the First World War, after No. 2 Construction Battalion. From November 1918 to March 1919, No. 8 Company improved and repaired airfields and roads in northern Belgium and Germany, providing valuable support to the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Olivar Asselin

Olivar Asselin, journalist, soldier, philanthropist (born 8 Nov 1874 in Saint-Hilarion de Charlevoix, Québec; died 18 April 1937 in Montréal, Québec). Olivar Asselin was a writer, journalist, philanthropist and public intellectual in Québec at the turn of the 20th century. He was widely regarded as a giant in the world of Québec journalism and had a remarkable talent for recruiting and mentoring young writers during his extended career. As a fervent French Canadian nationalist and fierce polemist, he was deeply engaged in virtually every public issue of his day.
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