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  • Memory Project Archive

    Bert A. Sharp (Primary Source)

    Bert A. Sharp served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to his 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7115_original.jpg Bert A. Sharp (Primary Source)

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    Bertha Annie “Bertie” Hull (née Herr) (Primary Source)

    "And it was rather a sad time for us because so many of the officers that came back that were wounded, they’d probably been ones we’d danced with." Bertha Annie "Bertie" Hull served as a nurse during the Second World War. Read and listen to her 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BerthaAnnieHall/8178_original.jpg Bertha Annie “Bertie” Hull (née Herr) (Primary Source)

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    Bertrand Langelier (Primary Source)

    "The transcription in English is not available at this time. Please refer to the transcript in French. 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BertrandLangelier/9459_original.jpg Bertrand Langelier (Primary Source)

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    Betty Pedersen (Primary Source)

    Betty Pedersen served in the Royal Air Force as a cook during the Second World War. Read and listen to her 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7621_original.jpg Betty Pedersen (Primary Source)

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    Bill Hawryluk (Primary Source)

    "So I told him, you want to know what’s going on? Get up off your butt and come on up here and take my place and I’ll take yours." Bill Hawryluk served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. See below for Mr. Hawryluk'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BillHawryluk/3224_538.jpg Bill Hawryluk (Primary Source)

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    Bing Chew Wong (Primary Source)

    Bing Chew Wong 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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2550_original.jpg Bing Chew Wong (Primary Source)

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    Bob Ducharme (Primary Source)

    "It didn’t look very promising for any crops to have grown up in there in the future. Everything was torn apart, the houses, the farms, roads, bridges." See below for Mr. Ducharme'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BobDucharme/9881_original.jpg Bob Ducharme (Primary Source)

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    Bob Hull (Primary Source)

    Serving with the Second Tactical Air Force, Bob Hull undertook supply missions which aided underground organizations in Occupied Europe as well as resupplying the forces which fought the ill-fated Operation Market Garden.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://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Bob Hull (Primary Source)

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    Bruce Little (Primary Source)

    "One night, I was awakened by a thunderous noise. I was laying in water. Had we been torpedoed? The ship was leaning far to the starboard, and a wall of water shot by our cabin door" See below for Mr. Little'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BruceLittle/255_original.jpg Bruce Little (Primary Source)

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    Bruce MacKenzie (Primary Source)

    "During the previous campaigns we had lost at least 50% of our experienced flying personnel; some had been shot down, while others had finished their tours." Bruce MacKenzie served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. See below for Mr. MacKenzie'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/BruceMacKenzie/1335_538.jpg Bruce MacKenzie (Primary Source)

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    Carol Elizabeth Duffus (Primary Source)

    “And so you know, I, I think that was probably why I advanced to the staff officer training because I was respected and that I knew what I was doing and why I was there.” See below for Mrs. Duffus' entire testimony. Carol Elizabeth Duffus was a Staff Officer and Tactical Table Trainer with the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) during the Second World War. Women such as Carol Duffus made important contributions to the war effort, carving a path for future generations of women to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Listen to Duffus’ first-hand account of her service. 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/Duffus_RoyalNavy.jpg Carol Elizabeth Duffus (Primary Source)

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    Cécile Grimard (Primary Source)

    The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/mpsb/Cecile-Grimard/5130_538.jpg Cécile Grimard (Primary Source)

  • Memory Project Archive

    Charles Bouchard (Primary Source)

    Charles Bouchard served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps from 1942 to 1946. In charge of transport vehicles during the Second World War, Bouchard was sent overseas to Italy and the Netherlands to fight in the trenches. Read and listen to Bouchard discuss the hardships he confronted during wartime as well as the postwar adjustments he later faced. 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/Bouchard_Transports_Tweet.jpg Charles Bouchard (Primary Source)

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    Charles James McNeil Willoughby (Primary Source)

    "You never hear a shell with your number on it. Those with the whine and the bang are marked for someone else." See below for Mr. Willoughby'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/CharlesJamesMcNeilWilloughby/15466_538.jpg Charles James McNeil Willoughby (Primary Source)

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    Claude Petit (Primary Source)

    "And all of a sudden, I was in the army. And I didn’t know what to say. I told my grandma I was just going for the day, she said it was okay. And I come back and I had seven days leave." See below for Mr. Petit'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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/ClaudePetit/9542_original.jpg Claude Petit (Primary Source)