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  • Memory Project Archive

    Fred William Cash (Primary Source)

    "So we couldn’t do anything about it other than watch them go into the sea. And that was a horrible, horrible, horrible experience for all of us." See below for Mr. Cash'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/FredWilliamCash/5453_538.jpg Fred William Cash (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    Frederick George “Bud” McLean (Primary Source)

    "Major Mahoney was awarded the Victoria Cross, my troop officer was awarded the DSO, my troop sergeant was awarded the DCM and my bow gunner was awarded the Military Medal. Someone asked me what I got and I said, “Yes, I got scared.”" See below for Mr. McLean'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/FrederickGeorgeBudMcLean/4181_538.jpg Frederick George “Bud” McLean (Primary Source)
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    Frederick George McGuinness (Primary Source)

    Frederick McGuinness 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6108_original.jpg Frederick George McGuinness (Primary Source)
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    Garth S. Webb (Primary Source)

    "I was a junior officer with executive responsibilities; and I didn’t have much time to sit around and be concerned about the dangers." See below for Mr. Webb'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/GarthWebb/8726_538.jpg Garth S. Webb (Primary Source)
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    George Alfred Kearney (Primary Source)

    George Alfred Kearney served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. In his testimony, he recalls crossing the Atlantic.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/8212_original.jpg George Alfred Kearney (Primary Source)
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    George Couture (Primary Source)

    "Well, that’s where we had most of our casualties; on that third day at that time. And that’s when that German General let his troops kill [soldiers of the Royal] Winnipeg Rifles. " See below for Mr. Couture'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/GeorgeCouture/10492_538.jpg George Couture (Primary Source)
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    George Davis "Dick" Carson

    George Davis "Dick" Carson joined the Canadian Army in 1940 and served in 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/3386_original.jpg George Davis "Dick" Carson
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    George Gus Kehl (Primary Source)

    Mr. Kehl served in the Merchant 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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    George Henry Dancer (Primary Source)

    "So that meant there was eight of us and this was a three man dinghy. So we all got out there on the wing with the good float on it, to keep that other wing from getting down in the water." See below for Mr. Dancer'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/GeorgeHenryDancer/4515_538.jpg George Henry Dancer (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    George Joseph - Isadore Ste. Marie (Primary Source)

    "So he says in his log that there was no sense on wasting a torpedo killing more men when it’s the ship that I was after and not the men." See below for Mr. Ste. Marie'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/The-Memory-Project/image/8069_original.jpg George Joseph - Isadore Ste. Marie (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    George Knowles (Primary Source)

    George Knowles served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to his veteran'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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6266_original.jpg George Knowles (Primary Source)
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    George Leslie Scherer (Primary Source)

    "I fired my 1st shot the second night just after midnight. I got the fellow I shot at just in front of our wire. I won't forget the feeling as I pressed the trigger that night + I hadn't got over it when I wrote." See below for Mr. Scherer'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/GeorgeLeslieScherer/15460_538.jpg George Leslie Scherer (Primary Source)
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    George MacDonell (Primary Source)

    "The story, however, is not about how the Canadians were defeated. It’s about how they fought and how they behaved against impossible odds." See below for Mr. MacDonell'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/GeorgeMacDonell/4123_original.jpg George MacDonell (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    George Olley (Primary Source)

    TranscriptMy name is George Olley and I'm from London. I joined up in London when I was seventeen and a half. I went through all the maneuvers, ending up to be an air gunner. One of the trips I was on in England, this is what I can vividly remember: sitting in my turret during a raid. A fellow bomber peeling off from our group, slowly spiraling down in flames, and I was looking for...

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8484_original.jpg George Olley (Primary Source)
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    Georges Belanger (Primary Source)

    Georges Bélanger served in the Merchant 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/4204_original.jpg Georges Belanger (Primary Source)