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Albert John Walsh served in the Army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Albert Walsh’s testimony below.

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Mr. Aleksander Bogdan was born in Poland and was deported to Siberia in 1941 where he spent several months in the gulags. Released with thousands of other Polish prisoners, he joined the Polish forces in Russia in March 1942, coming under British command in August that same year when the new Polish Army Corps crossed the Russo-Persian border. He served in the Middle East in 1942 and 1943, then in Italy from March 1944 to March 1945 where he saw action at Monte Cassino and Ancona with the 11th Signals Battalion, Polish II Corps.

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"A lot of children die in wars. We have to find a way to solve problems without killing on some battlefield, where the innocent become casualties."

Alec MacInnis served in the army during the Second World War. See below for Mr. MacInnis' entire testimony.

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During the Second World War, Alex Alton served as a Canadian Army dispatch rider with The Highland Light Infantry of Canada Regiment, as the unit participated in the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy and the Allied push through Northwest Europe that followed. While in Germany, Mr. Alton stepped on a landmine and thereafter lost one of his legs. He explains the role of dispatch riders and the landmine experience.

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Herbert Lim was one of around 150 Chinese Canadians to serve with Force 136 of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. After completing his basic training with the Royal Canadian Engineers he was asked to join to join the SOE, working as wireless operator.

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General (ret’d) Ramsey Withers is a graduate of both Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada. Commissioned as a lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS), he went to Korea as a replacement signals officer with 1st Battalion, Le Royal 22e Regiment. When the battalion rotated out of theatre, Withers was assigned to the 1st Commonwealth Division Battle School in Japan and trained incoming soldiers in preparation for the field in Korea. Following the Korean War, Withers had a long career in the armed forces, including as Chief of the Defence Staff (1980-1983).

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Ray Bartlett served with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during the Second World War. During his service he participated in the Normandy Landings on D-Day and organized communications for his regiment. 

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Ralph Dael served with Belgian United Nations Command during the Korean War. As a machine gunner in a heavy weapons platoon, Dael supported patrols and guarded against enemy night attacks.

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Una May Miklos served with the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service during the Second World War. She was stationed at the HMCS Shelburne in Nova Scotia.

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Val Rimer served as a gunner operator with the Army during the Second World War. He was part of the Canadian force that took part in the Italian Campaign.

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Una Sinclair Golding served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps during the Second World War.

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Vernon Barr served in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during the Second World War. 

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Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division during the Second World War. She was stationed in Ontario and Quebec, working as a photographer.

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Vivian Phillips was stationed in Newfoundland with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

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Vera Peel served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division during the Second World War. 

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Vivia Stewart served in Scotland with the British Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War. 

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Alex Campbell served in the Air Force during the Second World War. Piloting an Avro Lancaster bomber on a raid to Stuttgart, Germany, Alex Campbell and his crew were shot down by an enemy aircraft. Here, he recounts his final mission.

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