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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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    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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/3386_original.jpg George Davis "Dick" Carson

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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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/GeorgeHenryDancer/4515_538.jpg George Henry Dancer (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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/GeorgeLeslieScherer/15460_538.jpg George Leslie Scherer (Primary Source)

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    Giles "Doucie" Doucet (Primary Source)

    Mr. Doucet 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/1445_original.jpg Giles "Doucie" Doucet (Primary Source)

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    Gordon Harrison (Primary Source)

    "I hit Korea and then seeing this poor country devastated, bombed out, burned out, blown up, it was absolutely mind boggling for a young guy to see all this." See below for Mr. Harrison'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/GordonHarrison/14277_original.jpg Gordon Harrison (Primary Source)

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    Gordon Mumford (Primary Source)

    Gordon Mumford served in the British Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Read 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://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/1485_600.jpg Gordon Mumford (Primary Source)

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    Harold Bronson (Primary Source)

    "I ended up flying a Tiger Moth, which is a small training plane. And I flew it and I landed it right by my house, in northwest of Edmonton, got out and showed my folks" See below for Mr. Bronson'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/HaroldBronson/227_original.jpg Harold Bronson (Primary Source)

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    Harold Harden (Primary Source)

    "You see these ships being exploded through gunfire, that was quite an experience." See below for Mr. Harden'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/HaroldHarden/542_original.jpg Harold Harden (Primary Source)

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    Harvey Douglas Burns (Primary Source)

    "I think they should know, the younger people, what we really did. Because if you don’t tell a story, they don’t know what we really did sacrifice, and what we’d done."See below for Mr. Burns' full 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/The-Memory-Project/image/2075_original.jpg Harvey Douglas Burns (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/mpsb/vimy/HughBartley/567_resize.jpg Hugh Bartley (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/IanMair/7946_original.jpg Ian Mair (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/1337_600.jpg Ian Mair (Primary Source)

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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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/IanSyme/8699_538.jpg Ian Syme (Primary Source)

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    J. Don Dempsey (Primary Source)

    Mr. Dempsey 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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