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Howard Laatsch served in the Royal Canadian Navy 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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Howard Sinclair Anderson was under age when he enlisted in the army after the chief of George Gordon Reserve, a veteran of the First World War, went around looking for volunteers. Anderson became a Lance Corporal in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps during the Second World War. Discover his story of serving in France after D-Day and the discrimination he faced after returning.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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"Mainly you’re so busy you don’t have time to get scared. You’re trying to get out of whatever kind of a problem you got into, and in this case the airplane made it simple for us."Hugh Bartley 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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Mr. Hugh Murray enlisted in July 1943 in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve and served aboard the cruiser HMCS Uganda, the only Canadian warship that saw action in the Pacific. This interviews focuses on two main episodes, one involving combat against the Imperial Japanese Air Force and also a vote aboard HMCS Uganda regarding the potential involvement of its sailors in the Pacific theater.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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TranscriptMy name is Hy Chud, Chud. Served under the name of Hyman Chudnovsky, with the 17th Duke of York Royal Canadian Hussars, which was a reconnaissance regiment, armoured corps reconnaissance. It’s a Montreal outfit. We were added as reinforcement troops to this regiment [7th Reconnaissance Regiment]. It was overseas. When we went over, that’s the method I suppose, the army didn’t send full regiments over, I don’t know. But before action, we were sent in...
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Ian Inglis joined the Royal Navy in 1941 on the Y Scheme. While still in training, he was sent on a convoy to Murmansk, Russia. Following his return he was immediately sent to North Africa to support the landings at Tripoli. He received his commission, and was transferred to a motor gunboat. While serving on the gunboat, he escorted landing craft into Juno Beach on D-Day. After the landings, the gunboat was tasked with patrolling the mouth of the Seine River. It was during one of these patrols that they captured a German explosive gunboat; Mr. Inglis was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions. Mr. Inglis was then transferred to the Far East, where he served on motor gunboats in Burma until he returned to England in 1946.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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"I got up and at that time, a bomb fell down and I was wounded in three places, left leg broken, and the right shoulder, and the left wrist." See below for Mr. Mair'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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Mr. Mair fought with the Royal Marines during the Second World War. See below for his full testimony on the Sicilian Campaign. 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. Find a related article on Mr. Mair's experience during D-Day.
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"People, unless they're very stupid or very unintelligent, do feel fear. You live with fear." See below for Mr. Syme'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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See below for Ms. Ferguson'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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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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During the Second World War, Ignacy Pelc served with II Polish Corps. He was assigned to the Signal Corps and learned Morse Code, which he used to send secret messages to the Underground Army in Poland.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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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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In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed Irene Miller, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Miller joined the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division and completed basic training at the RCAF Station Rockcliffe in Ottawa. She was then sent to Halifax, where she eventually married her husband, a member of the Royal Canadian Navy. In this testimony, Miller describes her role in the signals branch, where she would log and transfer messages. She also discusses the appearance of U-boats (German submarines) in Halifax harbour and the high cost of accommodations in the city. 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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