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  • Memory Project Archive

    Leonard “Scotty” Wells (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/LeonardScottyWells/10529_original.jpg Leonard “Scotty” Wells (Primary Source)

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    Leonard Wong (Primary Source)

    Leonard Wong served with the Royal Canadian Signal Corps 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/5322_original.jpg Leonard Wong (Primary Source)

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    Leslie Kenneth Main (Primary Source)

    "They could hit that torpedo anywhere where they want. At the end of the day, you went to bed; you didn’t know where you were going to be the next morning."Leslie Kenneth Main served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Read 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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    Lewis (Louis) Chow (Primary Source)

    "If you’re caught as a spy, they don’t take prisoner of war, they would just shoot you. Or use just sword. It was a dangerous job when you’re a secret agent." Lewis Chow served during the Second World War. See below for Mr. Chow'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/LewisLouisChow/1007_original.jpg Lewis (Louis) Chow (Primary Source)

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    Lionel Bourboing (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/LionelBourboing/9673_original.jpg Lionel Bourboing (Primary Source)

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    Lloyd Gordon Queen (Primary Source)

    Lloyd Queen served in the Canadian army 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/14310_original.jpg Lloyd Gordon Queen (Primary Source)

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    Lloyd Hamilton (Primary Source)

    "Boy, you learn all kinds of meals. I still have the cookbooks. I even remember in Korea I had to – the pages were coming apart. I had to take a slat of wood and took two nails and pound it, so it keep these pages together. But they learn all kinds of meals. I know the first thing you learn to cook is shortbread. It was fun" See below for Mr. Hamilton'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/LloydHamilton/13985_original.jpg Lloyd Hamilton (Primary Source)

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    Louis Michael “Louie” Curran (Primary Source)

    "There’s got to be a better way than war. War seems to be no solution. And we’ve seen wars, many wars. What has it solved?" See below for Mr. Curran'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/LouisMichaelLouieCurran/469_original.jpg Louis Michael “Louie” Curran (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/LucienSimard/Lucien_Simard_Tweet_Cropped.jpg Lucien Simard (Primary Source)

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    Malcolm Andrade (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/MalcolmAndrade/10031_original.jpg Malcolm Andrade (Primary Source)

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    Malcolm MacConnell (Primary Source)

    "I thought we were really done for but I was able to get back up into the clouds and I abandoned my attack. But that was a very very close one." See below for Mr. MacConnell'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/mpsb/vimy/MalcolmMacConnell/893_resize.jpg Malcolm MacConnell (Primary Source)

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    Marcel Montpetit (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/MarcelMontpetit/6140_original.jpg Marcel Montpetit (Primary Source)

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    Marcel Raymond (Primary Source)

    "It was the war but we were too young to think. What really affected me was the Scheldt Campaign in Belgium. It was the dirtiest campaign." See below for Mr. Raymond'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/MarcelRaymond/5414_original.jpg Marcel Raymond (Primary Source)

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    Margaret Brownlee (Primary Source)

    Margaret Brownlee served in the Motor Transport Department in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. See her 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/mpsb/Margaret-Brownlee/250_original.jpg Margaret Brownlee (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/MargaretCooper/9258_original.jpg Margaret Cooper (née Douglas) (Primary Source)