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Leonard “Scotty” Wells (Primary Source)

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Leslie Kenneth Main (Primary Source)

In 2010, the Memory Project interviewed Leslie Kenneth Main, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Main was born on 25 May 1925 in New Carlisle, Quebec; he enlisted in the Merchant Navy in 1941 at the age of 16 and served as a wheelsman. In this testimony, Main recalls his experience on merchant ships during the war (see Battle of the St. Lawrence and Battle of the Atlantic). After his service in the merchant navy, Main worked as a railroad engineer. 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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Lucien Simard (Primary Source)

Lucien Simard was born in Saint-François, Quebec, in 1926. Both his family and community had strong connections to seafaring. After his 18th birthday, he started working as a sailor on a merchant ship. Soon after, Simard tried to enlist in the Royal Canadian Navy, but was rejected because he couldn’t speak English. He remained in the Merchant Navy for the length of the war and participated in the Battle of St Lawrence. Simard was one of 12,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Approximately 1,600 merchant sailors lost their lives due to enemy action. 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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Margaret Cooper (née Douglas) (Primary Source)

"In August 1942 Montgomery’s forward forces had brought Rommel’s army to a halt. RAF bombers, British submarines, had sunk 47 supply ships totaling 169,000 tons. All except two had been a direct result of decrypts from BP." See below for Mrs. Cooper'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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Margaret Haliburton (Primary Source)

Margaret Haliburton served in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service 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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Margarita “Madge” Trull (née Janes) (Primary Source)

In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed Margarita “Madge” Trull (née Janes), a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Marge was born to English parents on 24 July 1922 in Valparaíso, Chile, but was educated in England. In 1943, at 21 years old, she and her sister enlisted in the Women’s Royal Naval Service at Portsmouth, England. That year, she met RCAF Flight Lieutenant John Cameron Trull at a dance. The two were engaged by Christmas. In February 1944, John’s plane engine stalled while on a mission over Belgium. With the help of the Resistance, he eventually returned to England, where he reunited with Madge. The couple married on 30 September 1944. Madge’s two brothers also served in the Royal Air Force and Merchant Navy, respectively. In her testimony, she discusses the secrecy involved in her work as an “Intelligence Writer.” She also describes the challenges of working with “Bombes,” electromechanical devices used to decode German messages written with Enigma ciphers. The WRENs were a critical force in eventually breaking Enigma and intercepting German communications. After the war, Madge and John Trull moved to Canada. Margarita “Madge” Trull died in Mississauga, Ontario, in March 2023 at 100 years of age. 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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Mary Kearney (Primary Source)

Mary Kearney served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service 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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Max Reid

Max Reid, a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship (DEMS) gunner during the Second World War, describes his service with the Royal Canadian Navy, including attacks on merchant ships, travelling by convoy through the Caribbean and to South Africa, the relationship between merchant seamen and DEMS gunners as well as those between officers and ratings. Max Reid has also published a book his experiences entitled, "DEMS at War! Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships and the battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945" and published by Commoner's Publishing Society Inc.
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Michael Kucher (Primary Source)

"If you were there and you saw all those ships! It was unbelievable! Everything that you can think of. Aircraft carriers. Destroyers. Everything." See below for Mr. Kucher'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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Norman Heide (Primary Source)

Norman Heide recalls his experiences serving in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War, from Transatlantic crossings to the unusual and tragic discoveries one might make on the ocean during this turbulent era.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 Heide (Korean War) (Primary Source)

Norman Heide served on HMCS Sioux during the Korean War. The Sioux provided naval support for the amphibious landings during the Battle of Inchon which turned the tide of the war. Additionally, the ship ran interdiction operations against enemy vessels and undertook “trainbusting” raids which attacked vital supply routes along the Korean coast.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 Wrigglesworth (Primary Source)

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Olive Henderson (Primary Source)

"I tell this to anybody, they laugh and say, overseas, you went to Newfoundland? I said, yes. Because it wasn’t part of Canada then." See below for Mrs Henderson'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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Patrick Doucet (Primary Source)

Patrick Doucet served in the Royal Canadian Navy and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and the hunt for German U-boats. 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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Paul Bender (Primary Source)

Mr. Paul Bender is a British-born veteran who served between 1943 and 1945 as an apprentice with the British Merchant Navy. Having participated in 25 sea convoys, Mr. Bender recalls different incidents that happened at sea while facing German U-boats. 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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