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Memory Project Archive
Ross Harold Hamilton (Primary Source)
Ross Hamilton served with the 407 Squadron, 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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Roy Armstrong (Primary Source)
Roy Armstrong served as a dispatch rider 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.Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing.
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Roy Hall (Primary Source)
Roy Hall enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1948. He served on five other ships before assignment to HMCS Iroquois and overseas service in Korea in 1952. During the Korean War, HMCS Iroquois participated in shore bombardments, dropped off South Korean guerrillas for raids behind enemy lines, and patrolled the waters around the Korean peninsula. On 2 October 1952 HMCS Iroquois was hit by a shell, the only time during the war a Canadian warship was hit by enemy fire.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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Roy McIvor (Primary Source)
Roy McIvor joined the Canadian Army in 1951 and served in the Korean 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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Roy Stables Halford (Primary Source)
Roy Halford served with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Berkshire 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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Roy Thomas (Primary Source)
Interview with Roy Thomas.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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Roy Trevor Gilbert Heron (Primary Source)
"I made it a point to be very active and help in the children of both in Holland and in Germany, because kids had nothing to do with the war and they need help and kids were my prime factor in helping." See below for Mr. Heron'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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Roy Waisberg (Primary Source)
Roy Waisberg served as a ground crew electrician 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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Ruby Boersma (Primary Source)
Ruby Boersma recounts her experiences as a child passenger on board the SS ATHENIA, a ship that was torpedoed on the first day of the Second World War, 3 September 1939. She describes where she was on board the ship, how she managed to get on a life boat, the conditions on board the life boat, and her ultimate rescue and return to Canada. Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing. 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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Ruby Grace Fletcher (née Tuson) (Primary Source)
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Rudy Deutsch (Primary Source)
Rudy Deutsch served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp 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.Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing.
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Russ Hellard (Primary Source)
During the Second World War, Russ Hellard served in the Pacific theatre with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, on loan to the Australian government, working on radar.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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Ruth Bergstrom (Primary Source)
In the summer of 1942, Ruth Bergstrom joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) and was a member of the first group of CWACs trained at Vermilion, Alberta. She was then posted to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario in a clerical position at Headquarters, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. By the end of the Second World War, she ended up as staff sergeant in the classified message centre. 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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Ruth Elizabeth Jackie Hurley (Primary Source)
Ruth Hurley served in the Canadian Women’s Army 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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Ruth Felicity St. Clair Jarvis (Primary Source)
Ruth St. Clair (née Jarvis) served as a WREN in the British Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War. Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing. 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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