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    Betty Laron (Primary Source)

    As a young Dutch Jewish girl hiding with her family in an apartment for nearly three years, Berry Laron could only speak in whispers. To pass the time she would draw and make wooden toys before being liberated by Canadian troops in April 1945.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/10433_original.jpg Betty Laron (Primary Source)

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    Bill Hemmings (Primary Source)

    Bill Hemmings served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Read and listen to his 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/199_original.jpg Bill Hemmings (Primary Source)

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    Clayton Currie Leigh (Primary Source)

    "I knew when I was hit because I was losing glycol; and I knew I had to get onto the ground, fast, before I burned. I landed and, unfortunately, I landed in the middle of the German Army and they came and took me right out."Clayton Currie Leigh served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. See his full 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/mpsb/Clayton-Currie-Leigh/6681_original.jpg Clayton Currie Leigh (Primary Source)

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    Frank Moore (Primary Source)

    Frank Moore served with No. 428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. He was shot down over Frankfurt, Germany in 1943 and spent the remainder of the war in captivity. He details his time in Stalag IV-B, his liberation by Soviet forces, and the arduous conditions in which he lived.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/14118_original.jpg Frank Moore (Primary Source)

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    John Edward Anderson (Primary Source)

    John Edward Anderson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. Read and listen to his 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2750_original.jpg John Edward Anderson (Primary Source)

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    Richard Dutka (Primary Source)

    Richard Dutka 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/2958_original.jpg Richard Dutka (Primary Source)

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    Ron Beal (Primary Source)

    During the Second World War, Ron Beal and his regiment were taken as prisoners of war by the Germans after the Dieppe Raid in 1942. 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/10571_original.jpg Ron Beal (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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    William Mills (Primary Source)

    After being shot down on a bombing raid and interned as a Prisoner of War, William Mills began a letter exchange with a woman who would later become his wife.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/10455_original.jpg William Mills (Primary Source)

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    Wilson (Howard) Howard Large (Primary Source)

    Howard Large recounts his experience of the Dieppe Raid in 1942.Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing.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/2873_original.jpg Wilson (Howard) Howard Large (Primary Source)

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    Wladyslaw Pasaj (Primary Source)

    Wladyslaw Pasaj served in the Polish Forces 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/1271_original.jpg Wladyslaw Pasaj (Primary Source)