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Okill Stuart (Primary Source)
"And I remember turning to the chap next to me, saying, you know, a fellow could get killed around here. There has to be a lighter side." See below for Mr. Stuart'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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Olive May Peat (née Matthews) (Primary Source)
"A lot of us, it was getting out of doing housework for $5 a month. That was the truth. That’s what we did. We worked for $5 a month and got Wednesday afternoon off" See below for Mrs. Peat'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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Origène Poulin (Primary Source)
Origène Poulin was a conscripted French-Canadian soldier who was sent to the Aleutian Islands with an American-Canadian expedition during the Second World War. After landing on the island of Kiska, he spent seven months facing extreme wind, snow, fog and rain. Listen as Poulin explains the conditions on Kiska and his training. See below for Mr. Poulin'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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Oscar Boesch (Primary Source)
Oscar Boesch joined the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, in August 1943 and volunteered for Sturmstaffel 1, a new fighter unit formed to lead the effort against enemy bombers. In twelve months as a pilot, Boesch flew 120 combat missions - and was shot down eight times, bailed out four times, and had four crash landings.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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Oscar Fiteni (Primary Source)
TranscriptWhen the war was declared in 1939, the British community in Egypt decided to form a kind of home guard. The home guard as such was based on a camp, a military camp which was then manned by a British regiment. I got in, I got my commission on the 9th of January, as a Second Lieutenant and I joined that day, I joined the camp, which was nine kilometers south of the pyramids. We...
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Patricia Delphine Large Cameron (Primary Source)
Patricia Delphine Large Cameron served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Patricia Delphine Large Cameron’s 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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Patrick Doucet (Primary Source)
Patrick Doucet served in the Royal Canadian Navy and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and the hunt for German U-boats. 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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Paul Bender (Primary Source)
Mr. Paul Bender is a British-born veteran who served between 1943 and 1945 as an apprentice with the British Merchant Navy. Having participated in 25 sea convoys, Mr. Bender recalls different incidents that happened at sea while facing German U-boats. 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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Paul de Villers (Primary Source)
"It's thanks to all the seamen of the wartime navy and of the merchant navy, and to the airmen, who fought off enemy submarines and aircraft, that the worst outcome was avoided." See below for Mr. de Viller'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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Paul Dumaine (Primary Source)
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Paul Lup Chan (Primary Source)
Paul Lup Chan served 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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Paul Tomelin (Primary Source)
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Pawel Lojko (Primary Source)
Pawel Lojko served in the Polish 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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Pawel "Paul" Koczula (Primary Source)
Pawel "Paul" Koczula served in Polish Independent Highland Brigade 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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Peggy Lee (Primary Source)
"I think the young people should understand what our generation went through to give them their rights today. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Chinese, Japanese, Irish, they all went through discrimination here in Canada in those days." Peggy Lee served with the St. John’s Ambulance Corps during the Second World War. See below for Ms. Lee'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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