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Memory Project Archive

Hubert Augustus Lalonde (Primary Source)

"I picked up a young lad, he was in uniform, a German. And I bet you he was only about 16 years old. He was very scared and it turns out he saw me and put his hand up and dropped his rifle." See below for M. Lalonde'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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Hugh Bartley (Primary Source)

"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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Hugh Murray (Primary Source)

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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Hyman Chudnovsky (Primary Source)

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 (Primary Source)

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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Ian Mair (Primary Source)

"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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Ian Mair (Primary Source)

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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Ian Syme (Primary Source)

"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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Ian Wilson (Primary Source)

Interview with Ian Wilson.
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Ida Ferguson (Primary Source)

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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Ida May “Skinny” Lackey (née Skinner) (Primary Source)

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Ignacy Pelc (Primary Source)

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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Charles Laking (Primary Source)

The Memory Project interviewed Charles Laking, a veteran of the First World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Laking was born on 21 February 1899 in Campbellville, Ontario, and died on 26 November 2005 in Toronto. In 1917, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Canadian Field Artillery in Guelph, Ontario, against the wishes of his father, a Methodist minister. (See Canadian Army and Canadian Expeditionary Force.) He served in France and Belgium as a signaler and was discharged on 27 May 1919. After the war, he worked in the lumber business; in 1941, he took over Danforth Wallboard and Insulation Ltd., retiring in 1965. Upon his death on 26 November 2005 at the age of 106, he was one of only five remaining First World War veterans in Canada. Laking was awarded the French Legion of Honor and the Golden Jubilee Medal. 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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Interview with Ray Drouin (Phillip Lemon)

Interview with Ray Drouin (Phillip Lemon)
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Iolanda “Vy” Connolly (Primary Source)

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