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  • Memory Project Archive

    Desmond Kelly (Primary Source)

    Desmond Kelly served with the Black Watch during the Second World War.

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    Don Wildon Bauerlein (Primary Source)

    "They just swung the gun on him and was ready to fire when he swerved off over our bow, came back on the other side, dropped the torpedo and the Liberty ship blew up. There were no survivors."Don Wildon Bauerlein served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. See below for his 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/MemoryProject/DonBauerlein/5866_538.jpg Don Wildon Bauerlein (Primary Source)

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    Donald Aden Bowman (Primary Source)

    TranscriptYou may have wondered or may not have wondered what veterans think on Remembrance Day on 11 November. At this stage in my life, I’ve experienced 60 some 11 November services and for me, 11 November is a day with a fixed routine. Wake up, breakfast, daily devotions, shave and dress for the Remembrance Day ceremonies at a local arena. There is a 50/50 chance the day will be overcast or cloudy. And it is...

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2964_original.jpg Donald Aden Bowman (Primary Source)

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    Donald McCree “Scotty” Cameron (Primary Source)

    Mr. Cameron served in the Navy during the Second World War. See below for his 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/mpsb/vimy/DonaldMcCreeCameron/8952_538.jpg Donald McCree “Scotty” Cameron (Primary Source)

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    Donald Wolfe (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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/mpsb/Donald-Wolfe/7012_original.jpg Donald Wolfe (Primary Source)

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    Dorothy Gogan (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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/DorothyGogan/14922_538.jpg Dorothy Gogan (Primary Source)

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    Dorothy Lutz (Primary Source)

    At the age of 16, Dorothy Lutz served in the Second World War as an electrical welder in the Halifax shipyards. During the Second World War, Lutz and millions of women worked with military machinery and equipment. Listen to Lutz’ achievements as a trailblazer on the home front. 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/Lutz_Welder_Twitter.jpg Dorothy Lutz (Primary Source)

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    Dorothy M Jamieson (Primary Source)

    "We were in France, and we were in Belgium. And to me, serving with those girls was the best thing that ever happened to me." See below for Ms. Jamieson'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/DorothyMJamieson/7941_538.jpg Dorothy M Jamieson (Primary Source)

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    Doug Franks (Primary Source)

    "They got over this wire... 'cause you used to hang tin cans or something on there so, if it touched it, it warned you that there was someone there…" See below for Mr. Franks' 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/DougFranks/7821_538.jpg Doug Franks (Primary Source)

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    Doug Vidler (Primary Source)

    "Our landing was not bad compared to the fellows ahead of us. The first wave had taken the blunt of it." See below for Mr. Vidler'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/DougVidler/8809_original.jpg Doug Vidler (Primary Source)

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    Doug Yuill (Primary Source)

    Doug Yuill (Brigadier, ret’d) served in the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) during the Korean War. He explains in detail the tasks engineers carried out at the front, including the transfer of personnel and equipment across the Imjin River, swollen by monsoon season, and protecting bridges across the river from enemy rafts. He also provides an explanation of mine laying. Additionally, Yuill discusses trading with the American troops at the front for a variety of equipment and services.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/14675_original.jpg Doug Yuill (Primary Source)

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    Douglas Storey (Primary Source)

    Well, it was 1942. There was a little bit happening other than joining the army or working in the steel company. So I elected to join the army. And that was the beginning of things to come. We landed I believe we were told, 12 days after D-Day. We landed and the first action we saw was Bourgebus. That’s not the proper pronunciation but it was right next door to Tilly-la-Campagne. And we went from...

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    https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Douglas Storey (Primary Source)

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    Douglas Warren (Primary Source)

    "At Dieppe, with only 5,000 of our troops involved, we had almost 1,000 killed and 2,000 taken prisoner, many of them wounded, in just six hours battle. So, you can see the ferocity of the battle." See below for Mr. Warren'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/DouglasWarren/369_538.jpg Douglas Warren (Primary Source)

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    Earle Wagner (Primary Source)

    In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed Earle Steadman Wagner, who served with the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Earle Wagner was born in West LaHave, Nova Scotia, on 25 December 1923; he enlisted in the Canadian Merchant Navy at the age of 17 in 1943. After the war, he had a long career in the marine industry, including command of large oil tankers. Wagner also became a marine superintendent with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. He was heavily involved in efforts to recognize merchant navy veterans, including the establishment of the Merchant Navy Memorial in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wagner died on 1 December 2023 in Halifax, not long before his 100th birthday. In this 2010 interview, Wagner describes his experiences with the merchant navy during the Second World War, as well as his postwar career and his advocacy for merchant navy veterans. 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/357_600.jpg Earle Wagner (Primary Source)

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    Eberhard von Ketelhodt (Primary Source)

    Eberhard Von Ketelhodt served on U-575 in the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during the Second World War. He recounts a couple of submarine patrols, including one in 1942 during which U-333 sunk a German blockade runner, the MV Spreewald. U-333's commander had thought the Spreewald was an Allied merchant ship.

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