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Gordon Wilson (Primary Source)

Gordon Wilson was born on 5 December 1917 in Limerick, Saskatchewan, and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. He was sent overseas in 1941, where his squadron was moved to the Royal Air Force (RAF). Wilson served as a fighter pilot with the RAF, flying Spitfires with No. 134, No. 213, and No. 92 Squadrons, in the North Africa and Mediterranean theatres. In this testimony, he recalls fighter sweeps over El Alamein, Egypt, and Cape Bon, Tunisia, actions that helped the Allies declare victory in the North Africa campaign on 13 May 1943. He also recounts an emergency landing in Sicily in 1944. Wilson returned to Canada after the war and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He served as Executive Director of the Western Development Museum of Saskatchewan and was a founder of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Gordon Wilson died on 31 May 2015 in Saskatoon. 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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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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Harold "Hal" Roberts (Primary Source)

In about 2010, The Memory Project interviewed Harold “Hal” Roberts, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born on 19 March 1924 in Lancashire, England, Roberts joined the Local Defence Volunteers (later the Home Guard) at age 16. After leaving school, he joined the British Merchant Navy in 1941 and served as a radio officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Norwegian Merchant Navy. He sailed in various theatres during the war, including the North Atlantic (see Battle of the Atlantic). In this testimony, Roberts recalls his experience in the merchant navy, including heavy losses to enemy submarines during the Murmansk Run, the convoys that delivered supplies to Russia. Roberts emigrated to Canada in 1953 and was employed by the federal public service for many years. He died on 10 September 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario. (See also Merchant Navy of Canada.) 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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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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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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Harold Perrin (Primary Source)

TranscriptI was a gunner on a 25-pounder. That's what the artillery had. We had guns. You have seven members on a gun crew and you have them all, they're all numbered—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. And each gunner—we're known as gunners, not privates but gunners—and each one has their own job to do on the guns. One could be the sights, making sure the elevation is right. The other one is to load...
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Harold Stever (Primary Source)

Harold Stever served in the Royal Canadian Artillery 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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Harold Wilson (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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Harry "Acky" Acton

TranscriptFirst of course in Mountain View, just out of Trenton, Ontario. From there I went to [Royal Canadian Air Force Station] Fingal and we flew, the base flew, I was an armourer, on Bolingbrokes [trainer aircraft], which probably very few people have heard of. And we did training exercises for air crew over the lake, particularly operating turrets and firing machine guns. And I finished a tour there and I was transferred overseas. And part...
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Harry Andrews Roberts (Primary Source)

Harry Andrews Roberts served in the Canadian Army with the Canadian Scottish Regiment 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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Harry Robert Bob Eager (Primary Source)

Harry Eager 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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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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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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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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