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  • Memory Project Archive

    Grace Breau-Theriault (Primary Source)

    "We were a casualty clearing station on D Day. So we had boys back from the battlefield the same day." See below for Ms. Breau-Theriault'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/GraceBreauTheriault/477_538.jpg Grace Breau-Theriault (Primary Source)

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    Grant Carnine (Primary Source)

    Lieutenant George Carnine enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy at the age of 20. He trained at Kings College, and later served as an Upper Deck Officer/Navigation Officer aboard the HMCS Clayoquot and HMCS Wallaceburg in home waters.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://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Grant Carnine (Primary Source)

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    Gwylym “Bill” White (Primary Source)

    "We were unsung bums right from the slums, some people said we were crazy, others said we were lazy. We were Big Jim Stone's Patricias." See below for Mr. White'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/Gwylym“Bill”White/15908_538.jpg Gwylym “Bill” White (Primary Source)

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    Hal Roberts (Primary Source)

    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 Bronson (Primary Source)

    "I ended up flying a Tiger Moth, which is a small training plane. And I flew it and I landed it right by my house, in northwest of Edmonton, got out and showed my folks" See below for Mr. Bronson'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/HaroldBronson/227_original.jpg Harold Bronson (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/HaroldSimpson/15367_538.jpg Harold H. Simpson (Primary Source)

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    Harold Harden (Primary Source)

    "You see these ships being exploded through gunfire, that was quite an experience." See below for Mr. Harden'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/HaroldHarden/542_original.jpg Harold Harden (Primary Source)

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    Harry Hurwitz (Primary Source)

    "Being Jewish, you know, Hitler, he murdered six million Jews, and I felt it my duty to join up and fight the Axis Powers." See below for Mr. Hurwitz'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/HarryHurwitz/16456_538.jpg Harry Hurwitz (Primary Source)

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    Harry Schmuck (Primary Source)

    Harry Schmuck served as an air gunner with a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber crew 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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    Harvey Douglas Burns (Primary Source)

    "I think they should know, the younger people, what we really did. Because if you don’t tell a story, they don’t know what we really did sacrifice, and what we’d done."See below for Mr. Burns' full 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/The-Memory-Project/image/2075_original.jpg Harvey Douglas Burns (Primary Source)

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    Hazel Wylie (Primary Source)

    The Memory Project interviewed Hazel Wylie, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born in 1924 in Quebec, Wylie served overseas in England with the Royal Air Force, where she worked as an equipment assistant. She helped train incoming girls, and kept track of supplies such as clothing, nuts and bolts, and bigger aircraft parts. In this testimony, Wylie describes her duties as equipment assistant, as well as some of her experiences at Training Command in Newton, Nottingham. She also describes her bicycle accident during a blackout, and the segregation of white and Black American soldiers at one of the camps. Wylie died on 18 December 2013 at age 89 in Carleton Place, Ontario. 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/HazelWylie/8876_538.jpg Hazel Wylie (Primary Source)

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    Helen Arbuthnot (Primary Source)

    Helen Fitzgerald Arbuthnot, a Nursing Sister that served in England and in Italy. When we arrived in Alton after landing in Scotland... and then train trip right across the countryside and then down into Hants, England, we were billeted out with English families. I was rather upset at that point. I hated going into a new home and not knowing the people too well. But it all turned out great. We worked very hard. Never...

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/741_original.jpg Helen Arbuthnot (Primary Source)

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    Helen Jean “Jean” Crawley (Primary Source)

    "As Mr. Winston Churchill said in one of his last speeches after the war, he said “without the women, we may have lost the war.”" See below for Ms. Crawley'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/HelenJeanCrawley/171_original.jpg Helen Jean “Jean” Crawley (Primary Source)

  • Memory Project Archive

    Herbert Lim (Primary Source)

    Herbert Lim was one of around 150 Chinese Canadians to serve with Force 136 of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. After completing his basic training with the Royal Canadian Engineers he was asked to join to join the SOE, working as wireless operator.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/7501_original.jpg Herbert Lim (Primary Source)

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    Horace "Gerry" Gerrard (Primary Source)

    Horace "Gerry" Gerrard served in the Royal Canadian Army 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/The-Memory-Project/image/4654_original.jpg Horace "Gerry" Gerrard (Primary Source)